This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic reviewing common painful brief medical procedures in children, and how to combine psychological, physical, and pharmacological approaches to pain and distress management. It was created by Katharine Jensen, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Turnbull, a pediatrician at the University of Alberta, as well as Dr. Trottier and Dr. Ali, authors of the CPS statement. 

Adapted with perfmission from Managing Pain and Distress in Children Undergoing Brief Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, by the Canadian Paediatric Society. Available at www.cps.ca

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Related Content: 

• CPS Statement: Managing Pain and Distress in Children Undergoing Brief Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
• Podcast: Pediatric Pain Management

References

This PedsCases note was adapted from the CPS statement “Managing pain and distress in children undergoing brief diagnostic and therapeutic procedures”, available here.

1. Evelyne D. Trottier, Marie-Joëlle Doré-Bergeron, Laurel Chauvin-Kimoff, Krista Baerg, Samina Ali, Acute Care Committee, Hospital Paediatrics Section, Community Paediatrics Section, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section. Managing pain and distress in children undergoing brief diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Paediatr Child Health 2019 24(8):509-521.
2. Tan E, Braithwaite I, McKinlay CJD, Dalziel SR. Comparison of Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) With Ibuprofen for Treatment of Fever or Pain in Children Younger Than 2 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(10):e2022398. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.22398
3. Access to the images was provided by ECHO Research, University of Alberta (Dr. Shannon Scott, PI).