An evidence-based approach tominimizing acute procedural pain in the emergency department and beyond

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 36-42

  Ali, Samina ^a   McGrath, Tara ^a   Drendel, Amy L ^b  

^a Edmonton Clinic Health Academy   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Management; Pain; Procedural pain

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE; SUCROSE; TETRACAINE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEEL LANCE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INFANT; LACERATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PAIN; PROCEDURAL PAIN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SUCKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN PUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953791163     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000669     Document Type: Review

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