Pain Management in Pediatric Trauma

Current Trauma Reports ◽

10.1007/s40719-021-00216-y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Meghana V. Kashyap ◽

Thane A. Blinman

Keyword(s):

Pain Management ◽

Pediatric Trauma

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28 Pain management of pediatric trauma patient in a prehospital medical service

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-ems.28 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

SI Montero ◽

CL Villamor ◽

JA Lara ◽

T Casado ◽

PJ Uriarte ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pain Management ◽

Trauma Patient ◽

Medical Service ◽

Pediatric Trauma

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Pain management in major pediatric trauma and burns

Oxford Textbook of Pediatric Pain ◽

10.1093/med/9780198818762.003.0019 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 181-191

Author(s):

Greta M. Palmer ◽

Franz E. Babl

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Neuropathic Pain ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Pain Management ◽

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Pediatric Trauma ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Primary Event ◽

Post Traumatic

Pain management in major pediatric trauma and burns remains challenging. The care phases include prehospital, the Emergency Department, ward, and intensive care, with multiple operative and procedural interventions (as inpatients and, later, outpatients). Distress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (from the primary event, and in-hospital and postdischarge course), itch, deranged sleep, nociceptive and neuropathic pain occur frequently and can persist. This chapter presents the pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions employed during the various phases to address pain and associated issues in major trauma and burns patients.

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