Pre-Hospital Pain Management in Children with Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: The all-too-frequent failure to rate pain intensity, resulting in the lack of or inadequacy of pain management, has long ceased to be an exclusive problem of the young patient, becoming a major public health concern. This study aimed to evaluate the methods used for reducing post-traumatic pain in children and the frequency of use of such methods. Additionally, the methods of pain assessment and the frequency of their application in this age group were analysed. A retrospective analysis of 2452 medical records of emergency medical teams dispatched to injured children aged 0-18 years in the area around Warsaw (Poland). Of all injured children, 1% (20 out of 2432) had their pain intensity rated, and the only tool used for this assessment was the numeric rating scale (NRS). Children with burn

SUBMITTER: Holak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8307009 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature