Child in Pain What Health Professionals Can Do to Help

Name: Child in Pain What Health Professionals Can Do to Help
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ISBN: 9781845904364

ISBN-10: 1845904362

ISBN-13: 9781845904364

Edition: 2010

Authors: Leora Kuttner, Lonnie Zeltzer, Neil Schechter

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A central theme in this book is the examination of children's fears and anxieties that accompany their need for pain relief, and the communication skills and words that can help calm these fears. This book is addressed to all disciplines, in its valuing of the professional-patient relationship and in the language used to allay anxiety, address fears and promote relief and well-being. It is organized into three parts: Part I explores our scientific understanding of pain as a part of children's development. Part II explores pain treatments themselves, their efficacies and how to combine them for therapeutic impact. Part III uses this understanding to help translate knowledge into clinical…

Book details

List price: $77.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Crown House Publishing LLC
Publication date: 5/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Acknowledgements


Preface


Foreword



How to Understand, Assess and Communicate with a Child in Pain



Pain in Children's Lives



How Pain Works




Communicating with a Child in Pain



Assessing and Measuring Pain




Pain Treatments-Psychological, Physical and Pharmacological



Psychological Methods to Relieve Pain



Physical Methods to Relieve Pain



Pharmacological Methods to Relieve Pain




Pain and Anxiety Management in Pediatric Practice



Managing Pain and Anxiety at the Doctor's Office



Managing Pain and Anxiety in Dental Practice



Managing Pain and Anxiety in the Hospital


Afterword Knowing is Not Enough: Strategies of Improve Pain Management in Healthcare Institutions


References


Index