Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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Pain concerns more than 50% of the children cared in the emergency unit. After evaluation, it has to be cured with drugs adapted to its level and its origin. Residual pain needs therapeutic adjustment. ⋯ These drugs do not exist and every sedation procedure has a risk of hypoxemia. With the human and equipment's investment an emergency department should be able to ensure that procedures are performed in children under sedation with a standard of safety that is similar to general anaesthesia. The main drawback in a well-organised system should be a significant children's rate for which general anaesthesia is preferred.