Hugs, Not Drugs, May Help Ease Kids' Pain in the ED [MedPageToday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 9/9/1611:25 AM

Non-pharmacologic strategies and tactics to ease a child's pain may help expedite treatment and improve care in this challenging population, clinicians said here.

With both increased pressure to decrease waiting times in the ED and minimize the use of pharmacologic therapies due to the opioid abuse crisis, providers have been forced to get creative, according to presenters at the annual Pain Week conference.

This may mean turning to certain behavioral and physical/sensorial forms of pain control for children -- everything from how a child is seated to offering electronic games and toys for distraction.

[For more of this story, written by Molly Walker, go to http://www.medpagetoday.com/Me...erage/PainWeek/60089]

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