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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