Pain management in children and young adults with minor injury in emergency departments in the UK and Ireland: a PERUKI service evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of acute pain should commence at the earliest opportunity, as it has many short-term and long-term consequences. A research priority of Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI) was to examine paediatric pain practices.

Objective

To describe the outcomes for paediatric pain management of minor injuries presenting to emergency departments (EDs) across PERUKI.

Methods

A retrospective service evaluation was performed over a 7-day period in late 2016/early 2017 across PERUKI sites, and analysis performed using an adapted Donabedian framework. Patients under 16 years presenting with minor trauma were eligible, and data were collected on prehospital management, pain assessment, analgesia administered and injury diagnosed.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Hartshorn S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8943777 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature