Pain and Sedation Management in the 21st Century Emergency Department

John McManus, Benjamin Harrison, "Pain and Sedation Management in the 21st Century Emergency Department"

Publisher: Saunders | Pages: 240 | 2005-06-17 | ISBN: 1416027114 | PDF | 4.68 MB

This book extensively reviews the increased understanding and development of pain and sedation management in the emergency department. Articles address measuring pain; changing physician and nurse attitudes about pain; the drug-seeking patient; aberrant drug-related behaviors; managing chronic pain in the acute care setting; painful dilemmas; pain in the pediatric population; prehospital pain management; basic pharmacological advances; placebo use; and future directions.

content:

The Pathophysiology of Acute Pain

Pain Assessment Instruments for Use in the Emergency Department

Changing Attitudes About Pain and Pain Control in Emergency Medicine

Management of Chronic Pain in the Acute Care Setting

The Psychology of Pain

The Drug-Seeking Patient in the Emergency Room

Painful Dilemmas: An Evidence-based Look at Challenging Clinical Scenarios

Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department

Pain Management in the Prehospital Environment

Basic Pharmacology and Advances in Emergency Medicine

The Future of Pain Management in Emergency Medicine

Local Anesthetics and Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Emergency Department

Procedural Sedation and Analgesia: A Review and New Concepts

Establishing an Emergency Department Pain Management System

Complementary and Alternative Pain Therapy in the Emergency Department

Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department: What Are the Risks?

Legal Issues in Pain Management: Striking the Balance

Pain Management in the Wilderness and Operational Setting

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