@article {Maurice4, author = {S C Maurice and J J O{\textquoteright}Donnell and T F Beattie}, title = {Emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. Part I Current practice and perspectives}, volume = {19}, number = {1}, pages = {4--7}, year = {2002}, doi = {10.1136/emj.19.1.4}, publisher = {British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine}, abstract = {Children frequently present to the accident and emergency (A\&E) department in pain. Most presentations are acute, but children with pain of longer duration also present. Children also often undergo painful procedures in A\&E in the process of diagnosis or treatment. These papers review recent literature to examine factors involved in the provision of emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. This will include a discussion of current practice and make recommendations for future management of children{\textquoteright}s pain and anxiety in the A\&E department. Part I: Current practice and perspectives. Part II: Pharmacological methods of paediatric analgesia. Part III: Non-pharmacological methods of pain control and anxiolysis. Part IV: Paediatric sedation in accident and emergency.}, issn = {1472-0205}, URL = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/19/1/4}, eprint = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/19/1/4.full.pdf}, journal = {Emergency Medicine Journal} }