In article <00a501c149ed$b551d380$b52c7ad5@jewkes>, Fiona Jewkes
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>Dear all,
>
>I have been given the task of trying provide some answers as to how
>paramedics in the UK can adequately control pain in children before they
>reach hospital.
>
>As many of you will know, Morphine was not approved for paramedic use in
>children in the UK. I'm interested to hear any ideas, novel or otherwise,
>pharmacological or not. I would particularly value the experiences of other
>countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, S.Africa, New Zealand... - as
>well as Europe - and what they do (including opiate use) and whether they
>feel they've got it right. It's a real problem in the UK and I'd be really
>grateful for some help.
>
I'm glad that this is being looked at Fiona - well done!
The morphine thing seems odd to me - I like morphine largely because I
can use it 'from cradle to grave'
Can't we get around this with patient group directives?
It is an outrage that children's pain is treated with brutacaine or by
just being ignored because 'well, all children cry'
Perhaps it is time to involve some of the children's advocacy groups in
this
I have so far resisted the temptation to drop some morphine solution
into a child's nose but I think this may get the better of me at some
point....
Cheers
--
Jel Coward
The UK Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and Command Physician course is
on 4-10th November 2001 at Glenmore Lodge in Scotland
http://www.wildmedic.org
http://www.wemsi.org
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