Impact of a program to improve pain management in an emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-112

  Santervas, Yolanda Fernandez ^a   Cotanda, Cristina Parra ^a   Carretero, Laura Monfort ^a   Garcia, Veronica Lopez ^a   Sainz de la Maza, Victoria Trenchs ^a   Cubells, Carles Luaces ^a  

^a Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan de Déu   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Educational program; Emergency department; Keywords; Pain; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SPAIN; STATISTICS; THORAX PAIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHEST PAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SPAIN;

EID: 79957897027     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32832e09a6     Document Type: Article

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