title: [The use of nitrous oxide and oxygen in paediatric emergency departments].
abstract: The treatment of pain, particularly in infants, is today a public health priority. The mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen, colloquially known as 'gas and air' is an important analgesia for infants for short, painful procedures. Its fast action and almost immediate reversibility when the child stops inhaling facilitates its use and its tolerance. Subject to a medical prescription, it must be administered by a specially trained member of nursing staff.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourgade
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Droz
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotillon
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Thibault
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Groc
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France. Electronic address: bogdan.cojocaru@lmr.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cojocaru
mesh_terms: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: analgesia; analgésie; child; douleur induite; enfant; iatrogeny; iatrogénie; induced pain; mélange équimolaire oxygène-protoxyde d’azote (méopa); nitrous oxide and oxygen