Procedural Pain
Children very often experience multiple painful procedures in the course of their emergency department visit, as a part of investigation and treatment. The pain associated with these procedures can cause both long and short-term sequelae. Minimizing procedure-related pain should be a routine part of emergency department care for children.
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Emergency Medicine Cases Podcast: Pediatric Procedural Sedation (2016) (2023)
Emergency Medicine Cases Podcast: Pediatric Procedural Sedation (2016)
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Dr. Amy Drendel
Dr. Amy Drendel
Episode 76: Join Dr. Amy Drendel, a world leader in pediatric pain management and procedural sedation research, as she discusses how best to manage pain and anxiety in
Bottom Line: Application of topical local anesthetic for potentially painful skin-breaking procedures (2020)
Bottom Line: Application of topical local anesthetic for potentially painful skin-breaking procedures
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Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services
Objectives: To provide direction to health care professionals on the timely and safe application of topical local anesthetics prior to a painful skin-breaking procedure for in-patients and outpatients.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Minimizing Acute Procedural Pain in the Emergency Department and Beyond. Pediatr Emerg Care 2016;32(1):36-42. (2016)
An Evidence-Based Approach to Minimizing Acute Procedural Pain in the Emergency Department and Beyond. Pediatr Emerg Care 2016;32(1):36-42.
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Ali S, McGrath T, Drendel AL
Ali S, McGrath T, Drendel AL
Objective: This review article aims to provide a summary of several strategies, which are supported by definitive and systematically reviewed evidence, that can be implemented alone or in combination to reduce procedural pain and anxiety for children in t
Video: Managing Procedural Anxiety in Children (2016)
Video: Managing Procedural Anxiety in Children
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Krauss BS, Krauss BA, Green SM.
Krauss BS, Krauss BA, Green SM.
This video describes the signs of acute anxiety in children and demonstrates approaches to interacting with children that minimize anxiety and maximize cooperation. Published: April 2016.
Psychological Interventions (2011)
Psychological Interventions
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BC Children's Hospital
BC Children's Hospital
Even with sedation, the success of a procedure is equally reliant upon careful consideration of psychosocial aspects as it is reliant on physical aspects. A sense of mastery and control experienced by parents and children is crucial to their confidence
Sucrose as a procedural analgesic for infants up to 12 months of age (2011)
Sucrose as a procedural analgesic for infants up to 12 months of age
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BC Children's Hospital
BC Children's Hospital
Purpose: Oral sucrose and other sweet tasting solutions have been used for management of pain in infants for centuries. Studies done since the early 1990's have demonstrated that the administration of sucrose and non-nutritive sucking are effective non
Pain Ease(R): Topical anesthetic skin refrigerant (for children 4 years and older) (2011)
Pain Ease(R): Topical anesthetic skin refrigerant (for children 4 years and older)
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BC Children's Hospital
BC Children's Hospital
Purpose: Pain Ease spray is a vapocoolant (skin refrigerant) intended for topical application to skin and minor open wounds. It controls pain associated with injections (venipunctures, IV start) and minor surgical procedures (eg. irrigating laceration/
Emergency Medicine Cases Podcast: Pediatric Procedural Sedation (2016) (2023)
Emergency Medicine Cases Podcast: Pediatric Procedural Sedation (2016)
- Visit
Dr. Amy Drendel
Dr. Amy Drendel
Episode 76: Join Dr. Amy Drendel, a world leader in pediatric pain management and procedural sedation research, as she discusses how best to manage pain and anxiety in
Bottom Line: Application of topical local anesthetic for potentially painful skin-breaking procedures (2020)
Bottom Line: Application of topical local anesthetic for potentially painful skin-breaking procedures
- Visit
Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services
Objectives: To provide direction to health care professionals on the timely and safe application of topical local anesthetics prior to a painful skin-breaking procedure for in-patients and outpatients.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Minimizing Acute Procedural Pain in the Emergency Department and Beyond. Pediatr Emerg Care 2016;32(1):36-42. (2016)
An Evidence-Based Approach to Minimizing Acute Procedural Pain in the Emergency Department and Beyond. Pediatr Emerg Care 2016;32(1):36-42.
- Visit
Ali S, McGrath T, Drendel AL
Ali S, McGrath T, Drendel AL
Objective: This review article aims to provide a summary of several strategies, which are supported by definitive and systematically reviewed evidence, that can be implemented alone or in combination to reduce procedural pain and anxiety for children in t
Video: Managing Procedural Anxiety in Children (2016)
Video: Managing Procedural Anxiety in Children
- Visit
Krauss BS, Krauss BA, Green SM.
Krauss BS, Krauss BA, Green SM.
This video describes the signs of acute anxiety in children and demonstrates approaches to interacting with children that minimize anxiety and maximize cooperation. Published: April 2016.
Psychological Interventions (2011)
Psychological Interventions
- Visit
BC Children's Hospital
BC Children's Hospital
Even with sedation, the success of a procedure is equally reliant upon careful consideration of psychosocial aspects as it is reliant on physical aspects. A sense of mastery and control experienced by parents and children is crucial to their confidence
Sucrose as a procedural analgesic for infants up to 12 months of age (2011)
Sucrose as a procedural analgesic for infants up to 12 months of age
- Visit
BC Children's Hospital
BC Children's Hospital
Purpose: Oral sucrose and other sweet tasting solutions have been used for management of pain in infants for centuries. Studies done since the early 1990's have demonstrated that the administration of sucrose and non-nutritive sucking are effective non
Pain Ease(R): Topical anesthetic skin refrigerant (for children 4 years and older) (2011)
Pain Ease(R): Topical anesthetic skin refrigerant (for children 4 years and older)
- Visit
BC Children's Hospital
BC Children's Hospital
Purpose: Pain Ease spray is a vapocoolant (skin refrigerant) intended for topical application to skin and minor open wounds. It controls pain associated with injections (venipunctures, IV start) and minor surgical procedures (eg. irrigating laceration/
