title: Emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. Part I: current practice and perspectives.
abstract: Children frequently present to the accident and emergency (A&E) department in pain. Most presentations are acute, but children with pain of longer duration also present. Children also often undergo painful procedures in A&E in the process of diagnosis or treatment. These papers review recent literature to examine factors involved in the provision of emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. This will include a discussion of current practice and make recommendations for future management of children's pain and anxiety in the A&E department. Part I: Current practice and perspectives. Part II: Pharmacological methods of paediatric analgesia. Part III: Non-pharmacological methods of pain control and anxiolysis. Part IV: Paediatric sedation in accident and emergency.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. sue.maurice@gw.smuht.nwest.nhs.uk
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Maurice
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Beattie
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010147:Pain Measurement