title: Paediatric procedural sedation within the emergency department.
abstract: Procedural sedation and analgesia in children requires the use of non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches to facilitate the management of painful procedures. The development of skills in such techniques has mirrored the development of paediatric emergency medicine as a subspecialty. Governance, education and credentialing must facilitate safe sedation practice, using a structured approach, as sedating children in the busy environment of an emergency department is not without risk. Emergency clinicians, patients and caregivers all have a role to play in developing a safe, effective sedation plan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Sunshine Hospital.|Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT), Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: David
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7173-6993
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krieser
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT), Melbourne, Victoria.|Department of Emergency Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kochar
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018579:Patient Selection; D000070316:Pediatric Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives
keywords: emergency; paediatrics; procedure; sedation