Pediatric Pain Management in Resource-Limited Areas

Published: June 20, 2012, 3:36 p.m.

b'The pediatric pain control breakout session will cover how to determine the best drugs for basic pain control as well as procedural pain control. How to access goals of pain control will be covered. Discuss current available drugs and their potential risks and benefits. Discuss assessing the patient pre-procedure to determine if planned sedation/pain control is safe, including appropriate NPO guidelines, airway assessment, and cardiovascular assessment. Discuss basic monitoring and resuscitation needs for safely doing pediatric procedural pain control.'