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Pain control is a key element in the management of patients, enshrined in the UN rights of the child.
See pages 838 and 887
A ground breaking survey of the use of pain relief is presented by Loryman et al, with disappointing results; this paper will act as an important benchmark, against which departments measure their performance. The need for continuing education is highlighted in this area by a survey of SHOs knowledge and prescribing of pain relief in paediatric patients, conducted by Brennan, Beattie and Kind.
Aggressive goal orientated treatment protocols for severe sepsis has shown to reduce mortality by 16% in the US. The applicability of the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines to the UK setting is reviewed and the authors suggest that they should be followed in our emergency departments.
See page 828
Intravascular coagulaopathy is commonly encountered after large volume resuscitation. The study of in vivo
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