Intranasal diamorphine usage in paediatric accident and emergency

Current Pediatric Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 151-155

  Kerr, Maya ^a   Maconochie, Ian ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Diamorphine; Intranasal; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LONG BONE; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952755974     PISSN: 15733963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339610793743903     Document Type: Review

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