Prehospital use of paracetamol among children attending the accident and emergency department.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To identify patterns of prehospital administration of paracetamol to children who were perceived to be feverish by their carers. METHODS:A prospective cohort study of carers of children attending a paediatric accident and emergency (A&E) department. Carers of children completed a questionnaire to identify domestic patterns of paracetamol use. Data were collected on temperature of the child in the A&E department, administration of antipyretics in the A&E department, diagnosis, and disposal from the A&E department. RESULTS:Seventy five adults attending the A&E department consented to involvement. Sixty five of the children were feverish on arrival in the A&E department. Twenty one children (32.3%) had not received paracetamol before attending. There was a significant relation betw

SUBMITTER: Mason S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1726030 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature