A Prevalence and Management Study of Acute Pain in Children Attending Emergency Departments by Ambulance

Pain is the most common symptom in the emergency setting and remains one of the most challenging problems for emergency care providers, particularly in the pediatric population. The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of acute pain in children attending emergency departme...

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Published in:Prehospital emergency care 2016-01, Vol.20 (1), p.52-58
Main Authors: Murphy, Adrian, McCoy, Siobhan, O'Reilly, Kay, Fogarty, Eoin, Dietz, Jason, Crispino, Gloria, Wakai, Abel, O'Sullivan, Ronan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Ambulances
Analgesia - methods
Analgesics - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Infant
Ireland - epidemiology
Male
pain
Pain - epidemiology
Pain Management - methods
Pain Measurement
pediatric
prehospital
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Pain is the most common symptom in the emergency setting and remains one of the most challenging problems for emergency care providers, particularly in the pediatric population. The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of acute pain in children attending emergency departments (EDs) in Ireland by ambulance. In addition, this study sought to describe the prehospital and initial ED management of pain in this population, with specific reference to etiology of pain, frequency of pain assessment, pain severity, and pharmacological analgesic interventions. A prospective cross-sectional study was undertaken over a 12-month period of all pediatric patients transported by emergency ambulance to four tertiary referral hospitals in Ireland. All children (
ISSN:1090-3127
1545-0066
DOI:10.3109/10903127.2015.1037478