Techniques to reduce the discomfort of paediatric laceration repair.
The wide variety of techniques now available to provide analgesia and sedation in children undergoing laceration repair include needle-free techniques of wound repair, alternative methods of local anaesthetic infiltration, and non-pharmacological interventions. Knowledge and use of these options will help the practitioner limit a child's distress.
Roberts
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Hills Private Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
Lamacraft
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D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives