"It's really sore," my (Josh's) five-year-old daughter said, cradling her broken arm in the emergency department."But on a scale of zero to ten, how do you rate your pain?" asked the nurse.My daughter ...

It's really sore," my (Josh's) five-year-old daughter said, cradling her broken arm in the emergency department.Authors Joshua Pate Senior Lecturer ...

NSAIDs should be considered as first-line treatment for children with acute pain, with ketamine and mid- to high-potency opioids as other effective options.

There are special tools developed for different ages such as the “Faces Pain Scale-Revised”. Paediatric health professionals are trained to use age-appropriate vocabulary, because children ...