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Techniques to reduce the discomfort of paediatric laceration repair
Author(s) -
Roberts Peter A,
Lamacraft Gillian
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb94108.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , distress , intensive care medicine , psychological intervention , surgery , anesthesia , nursing , clinical psychology
The wide variety of techniques now available to provide analgesia and sedation in children undergoing laceration repair include needle‐free techniques of wound repair, alternative methods of local anaesthetic infiltration, and non‐pharmacological interventions. Knowledge and use of these options will help the practitioner limit a child's distress.