Bottom Line Recommendations: Pain Treatment

• 2023

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• Samina Ali; Amy Drendel; Corrie Chumpitazi; Naveen Poonai; Mateja Carevic; Mona Jabbour; Sarah Reid; Danica Irwin; Marc Vazquez

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This document addresses pediatric pain assessment to improve everyday knowledge and disaster prevention and preparedness capabilities of health care providers. It describes the importance of timely and effective pain management to improve outcomes and satisfaction. Recommended pain scales include FLACC-R, Faces Pain Scale-Revised, and Verbal Numerical Rating Score. Suggestions to minimize pain involve caregiver support, comfort positions, distraction techniques, and physical methods like warm/cold packs. Pharmacological treatments should be combined with other interventions; opioids must be used cautiously with a focus on safety measures. The document emphasizes educating caregivers about analgesic use benefits while addressing concerns about side effects or addiction risks associated with opioid use in children.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Pain Management; Analgesics, Opioid; Child, Preschool; Infant Care; Pain; Pain Measurement; Pediatrics

Institutions: EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC); Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK)

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