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Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Mark chats us through pain assessment treatment in the age ranges and how we can best manage the whole situation when a child is in pain
Biography: Mark is a Paediatric Intensivist at Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, a consultant in Paediatric Critical Care Transport at ScotSTAR and a responder support clinician for BASICS Scotland. His interests include the management of critically unwell children anywhere.
Top Tips:
1) Treat pain management in the child as a team approach wherever possible, engage with their care givers for information and
2) Approach the pain in the psychological, emotional and physical management
3) Use your JRCALC as a guide and don’t be afraid to give opiods in a measured approach
Resources:
Wong baker scale
FLACC pain scale
https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/documents/Revised_FLACC_Paperwork.doc.pdf
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