title: Pediatric analgesia and sedation.
abstract: Sedation and analgesia are essential components of the ED management of pediatric patients. Used appropriately, there are a number of medications and techniques that can be used safely in the emergency care of infants and children. Emergency physicians should be competent in the use of multiple sedatives and analgesics. Adequate equipment and monitoring, staff training, discharge instructions and continuous quality management should be an integral part of the ED use of these agents.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sacchetti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schafermeyer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geradi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graneto
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fuerst
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santamaria
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dieckmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barkin
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D000700:Analgesics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives