Pediatric Pain
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
JANUARY 1, 2017
Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well. Neonatal pain pathways are particularly plastic; prompt assessment of and increased alertness to neonatal pain may help to mitigate long-lived pain sensitivity and hyperalgesia ( Taddio 2002 ).
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