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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Is It Ethical to Treat Pain Differently in Children and Adults with Burns?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.cscm1-1806 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sharmila Dissanaike |
| Abstract |
This commentary discusses ethical implications of the common practice of treating children's and adults' burn pain differently. Physicians have obligations to ensure that (1) their own discomfort with children's pain doesn't lead them to make pain management decisions that could place a patient at greater risk and (2) to engage in thoughtful, individualized pain management strategies. Long-term consequences of overzealous pain medication administration, for example, could include delayed recovery and integration or opioid dependence. The need to create individualized approaches to pain management, based on published guidelines, is discussed along with uses of nonpharmacological treatment for both adults and children. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 71% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 43% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 12 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 12 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 17% |
| Librarian | 1 | 8% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 6 | 50% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 1 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 50% |