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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 5. Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Procedural Sedation > |
Chapter 39. Pain Management in Infants and Children
Sections: Pain Management in Infants and Children: Introduction, Developmental Pediatrics and Its Impact on Pain Management and Anxiolysis, Clinical Features, Summary and Case Examples, References.
Topics Discussed: pain management.
Excerpt:"Children of all ages feel pain; even neonates perceive pain.1 Visits
to the ED and previous experiences with health care providers provoke
anxiety in children and their caregivers. Anxiety may be more troubling
than pain itself. Anxiety is also "contagious" within
the family group. Parental anxiety in turn potentiates that of the
child and can lead to a cycle of escalation...."
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