Soins. Pédiatrie, puériculture
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Soins Pediatr Pueric · Sep 2010
Case Reports[Evendol, a pain assessment scale for pediatric emergency departments].
Evendol is a behavioural scale used to objectively assess the pain felt by children under 7 in paediatric emergency departments. Boasting excellent validity criteria and easy to use, it also differentiates pain and anxiety. It is a very useful tool when caring for children in pain in emergency departments.
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Analgesics and sedatives are routinely prescribed in intensive care on intubated premature newborns, to ensure their comfort and limit pain. The results of two studies show that there is no significant link between prolonged exposure to these treatments and a more unfavourable long-term neurological outcome.
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Soins Pediatr Pueric · May 2010
[Using nitrous oxide and oxygen with children during painful procedures].
Introduced 20 years ago, the use of an equimolar mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide with children as an analgesia during painful treatment is an effective and widespread practice. It represents a major advance in the quality of care. Its use must however be supervised and carried out by trained professionals.
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Soins Pediatr Pueric · May 2010
[Self-hypnosis, a resource for children undergoing painful treatment].
Learning self-hypnosis enables children to partially or totally manage the sensory and emotional components of pain, especially that linked to the use of a central line in paediatric onco-haematology. Specially trained paediatric nurses can teach this special technique.