BMJ : British medical journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Multicentre randomised controlled trial of nasal diamorphine for analgesia in children and teenagers with clinical fractures.
To compare the effectiveness of nasal diamorphine spray with intramuscular morphine for analgesia in children and teenagers with acute pain due to a clinical fracture, and to describe the safety profile of the spray. ⋯ Nasal diamorphine spray should be the preferred method of pain relief in children and teenagers presenting to emergency departments in acute pain with clinical fractures. The diamorphine spray should be used in place of intramuscular morphine.