Emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. Part II Pharmacological methods of pain relief
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Emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. Part II Pharmacological methods of pain relief.
LOCAL ANAESTHETIC Local anaesthesia provides a simple, cheap, and relatively safe adjunct to manage children’s pain in the accident and emergency (A&E) department. It has the advantage that with appropriate training and supervision, most techniques can be performed by a junior A&E doctor. A major disadvantage of local anaesthesia is the pain and fear associated with injection, although this can...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.19.2.101