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Paediatric procedural sedation within the emergency department
Author(s) -
Krieser David,
Kochar Amit
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.13081
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , credentialing , emergency department , subspecialty , pediatric emergency medicine , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , nursing , anesthesia , emergency physician , psychiatry
Procedural sedation and analgesia in children requires the use of non‐pharmacological and pharmacological approaches to facilitate the management of painful procedures. The development of skills in such techniques has mirrored the development of paediatric emergency medicine as a subspecialty. Governance, education and credentialing must facilitate safe sedation practice, using a structured approach, as sedating children in the busy environment of an emergency department is not without risk. Emergency clinicians, patients and caregivers all have a role to play in developing a safe, effective sedation plan.