Stop delays in treatment of sickle cell pain patients: Believe what the patient tells you
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Tanabe, P
Published in: ED Nursing
July 1, 2007
Patients with sickle cell disease coming to EDs with an acute pain episode waited an average of 90 minutes for the first analgesic to be given, says a new study. • Patients may not appear to be in severe pain because they have chronic pain. • High triage scores and individual care plans can speed treatment. • Remember that patients are at high risk for infcction.
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ED Nursing
ISSN
1096-4304
Publication Date
July 1, 2007
Volume
10
Issue
9
Start / End Page
105 / 106
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Tanabe, P. (2007). Stop delays in treatment of sickle cell pain patients: Believe what the patient tells you. ED Nursing, 10(9), 105–106.
Tanabe, P. “Stop delays in treatment of sickle cell pain patients: Believe what the patient tells you.” ED Nursing 10, no. 9 (July 1, 2007): 105–6.
Tanabe P. Stop delays in treatment of sickle cell pain patients: Believe what the patient tells you. ED Nursing. 2007 Jul 1;10(9):105–6.
Tanabe, P. “Stop delays in treatment of sickle cell pain patients: Believe what the patient tells you.” ED Nursing, vol. 10, no. 9, July 2007, pp. 105–06.
Tanabe P. Stop delays in treatment of sickle cell pain patients: Believe what the patient tells you. ED Nursing. 2007 Jul 1;10(9):105–106.
Published In
ED Nursing
ISSN
1096-4304
Publication Date
July 1, 2007
Volume
10
Issue
9
Start / End Page
105 / 106