Abstract |
Every day, children present to emergency departments (EDs) with injuries sustained at home, school and elsewhere. In the authors' experience, little, if any, first-aid measures or administration of pain relief are initiated before arrival at the ED. Articles on accident prevention are easily sourced, but studies of the general population's knowledge of first-aid skills are scarce. This article examines the research on parents' or guardians' pre-hospital knowledge of first aid, analgesia and non-pharmacological methods of pain relief for children who have been injured. It also discusses the literature on accident prevention.
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Authors | Ruth Howard, Catherine Houghton |
Journal | Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association
(Emerg Nurse)
Vol. 20
Issue 3
Pg. 14-9; quiz 21
(Jun 2012)
ISSN: 1354-5752 [Print] England |
PMID | 22852182
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- First Aid
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Health Promotion
(organization & administration)
- Humans
- Pain Management
(methods)
- Parenting
- Wounds and Injuries
(therapy)
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