Burns and scalds in pre-school children attending accident and emergency: accident or abuse?

Burns and scalds in pre-school children attending accident and emergency: accident or abuse?

OBJECTIVES To assess how frequently and adequately information relating to the possibility of non-accidental injury (NAI) is documented and considered by doctors assessing pre-school children with burns and scalds in the accident and emergency (A&E) department, and to determine the effect of introducing a routine reminder mechanism into the A&E notes, coupled with an improved programme of NAI e...

Pain in young children attending the accident and emergency department.

OBJECTIVES To assess pain in young children presenting to an accident and emergency (A&E) department. To evaluate the use of the toddler-preschooler postoperative pain scale (TPPPS) and the use of analgesia in these children. METHODS 100 children aged 1-5 years presenting to an A&E department were assessed for pain. Pain assessments were carried out using a modified form of the TPPPS; a visua...

Pain in young children attending an accident and emergency department

Objectives—To assess pain in young children presenting to an accident and emergency (A&E) department. To evaluate the use of the toddler-preschooler postoperative pain scale (TPPPS) and the use of analgesia in these children. Methods—100 children aged 1–5 years presenting to an A&E department were assessed for pain. Pain assessments were carried out using a modified form of the TPPPS; a visual ...

Accident and emergency medicine or emergency medicine?

Children in accident and emergency departments.

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