Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Dec 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialAnalgesia for venepuncture in a paediatric surgery centre.
To establish an effective and efficient method of painless venepuncture in children 8 years and older in an ambulatory paediatric surgery centre. ⋯ Oral midazolam in combination with 50% nitrous oxide provides adequate analgesia and anxiolysis for venepuncture in patients 8 years and older. The addition of EMLA cream or intradermal lidocaine will decrease the likelihood of patient movement.
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To assess whether information about asthma acquired by individual teachers, following attendance at an inservice seminar, would be communicated to other school staff, and whether policies about asthma management would be subsequently developed in schools. ⋯ A programme of one-off seminars attended by one teacher from each primary school resulted in large increases in the proportion of schools with appropriate policies for the management of asthma in the school environment.