Mark Worral - Paediatric pain management in the pre-hospital environment

Mark chats us through pain assessment treatment in the age ranges and how we can                       best manage the whole situation when a child is in pain 

 

Biography: Mark is a Paediatric Intensivist at Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, a consultant in Paediatric Critical Care Transport at ScotSTAR and a responder support clinician for BASICS Scotland. His interests include the management of critically unwell children anywhere.  

 

 Top Tips: 

1) Treat pain management in the child as a team approach wherever possible, engage with their care givers for information and  

2) Approach the pain in the psychological, emotional and physical management  

3) Use your JRCALC as a guide and don’t be afraid to give opiods in a measured  approach 

  

Resources: 

Wong baker scale 

https://wongbakerfaces.org/ 

FLACC pain scale 

https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/documents/Revised_FLACC_Paperwork.doc.pdf