Dear EMSC community,

Untreated pain has short- and long-term consequences for children in emergency settings — there's the discomfort of the pain itself; then there's the stress and anxiety for the child and their family — and don't forget the slower healing time and possible reluctance to seek health care in the future.

But it doesn't have to be that way.

In honor of Pain Awareness Month, the EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center is excited to share its latest Pediatric Emergency and Advocacy Kit (PEAK) on pain.

What makes PEAK resources different? They’re: 1) developed and vetted for accuracy based on the latest scientific evidence by interdisciplinary subject matter experts; 2) free and open access; 3) multimodal, with something for every learning style.

Explore PEAK: Pain resources

Bottom-Line Recommendation:

Pain Management

(EIIC/TREKK)

Bottom-Line Recommendation: Procedural Pain (EIIC/TREKK)

Communication Cards:

In English, Spanish, and Creole

(PAMI)

Video:

Administering Intranasal Medication in Prehospital Settings

(EIIC)

Video:

Positions of Comfort (PACES)

Video:

Psychological Strategies for Pain

(OpenPediatrics)

Plus, a new collaborative podcast series featuring:

Explore PEAK: Pain

Thank you for helping reduce unnecessary suffering for kids. For feedback or to suggest additional resources, contact us.

Sincerely,

Marc Auerbach, MD, MSci

Corrie Chumpitazi, MD, MS

Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MS, MBA

Knowledge Management Domain Co-Leads

EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center

The EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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