Barriers and Enablers in Prehospital Pediatric Analgesia
New enablers for pediatric analgesia identified were longer transports and EMS clinician comfort with IN pain medications. While many barriers to pediatric analgesia persist, new barriers identified were poor suspension in ambulances causing difficulty with IV access and caregivers' lack of knowledge of available prehospital medications. Additional EMS pediatric training and experience may improve pediatric oligoanalgesia.
Authors
- C. Wang
- Chelsea Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3501-4368)
- Tanya Sutcliffe
- Linda Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5130-8548)
- Hoi See Tsao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1632-0212)
- Sara Vargas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-4766)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Miriam Hospital (US)
- Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (US)
- Centennial Medical Center (US)
- Children's Medical Center (IR)
- Plano Cancer Institute (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2024.2431586
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.33