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Sickle cell disease
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PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia) Vaso-occlusive Crisis (Pain crisis) All episodes of pain should … – moderate exercise, take a bath or shower Do not use ICE Hydration, oxygen, analgesia and alkanization …
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Cervical spine assessment
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by alcohol or recreational drugs not heavily sedated by analgesia or sedatives be developmentally able … appropriate questions Provide reassurance and analgesia Whilst minimising neck movement, gently palpate … below the chin. Provide regular analgesia and reassurance Caution should be exercised during moment …
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Peripheral extravasation injuries: Initial management and washout procedure
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) Washout procedure Planning for the procedure is critical to ensure success Consider analgesia and sedation … above) To perform a washout procedure: Ensure adequate analgesia and sedation , eg 1% lignocaine (max 4 … instructions Consider ongoing analgesia requirements Daily review by medical staff If the line was placed …
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Chest pain
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causes and manage appropriately Reassurance with or without simple analgesia is often all … of cardiopulmonary arrest , Major paediatric trauma – the primary survey Offer simple analgesia (eg Paracetamol … with simple analgesia and no serious cause has been identified Vital signs are normal Appropriate follow up …
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Head injury
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with simple analgesia Ensure discharge advice given to parents Mild head injury with other risk factors Child … thereafter Treat pain with simple analgesia Consider anti-emetics A persistent headache, ongoing vomiting … ventilation: Analgesia and sedation with morphine and midazolam should be administered by careful titration …
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Fingertip and nail injuries – Emergency Department
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is the usual ED management of this injury? In young or uncooperative children, consider early analgesia … which is uncontrolled with simple analgesia and distraction should prompt urgent review as it may …
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Acute otitis media
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Treat pain with adequate and regular simple analgesia. See Acute pain management As an adjunct …, short-term use of topical analgesia eg 2% lignocaine (for injection), 1-2 drops or Benzocaine + Phenazone …
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Trauma - primary survey
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transfusion Flail chest : analgesia, consider positive pressure ventilation Request a portable chest X-Ray … blood glucose level on arrival Assess pain Provide analgesia Avoid secondary brain injury by …
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Acute eye injury
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analgesia will aid examination and procedural sedation may be required in the younger child Seek senior … provided Eye examination See Eye Examination for full eye examination Adequate analgesia will aid …
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Communicating procedures to children
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and therapeutic play, paired with timely and appropriate analgesia and/or sedation assist to minimise emotional … distress and negative responses to procedures. Analgesia, Anaesthesia, Sedation Consider the use … of pre-procedure medications (analgesia, sedatives, anxiolytics) Provide coaching on coping behaviours eg breathing …