OTTAWA — The Health Standards Organization has released a new set of guidelines to help hospital workers manage children’s pain — particularly for those who…
Kids in hospital experience an average of six painful procedures per day, said Katie Birnie, a psychologist and associate scientific director for Solutions for Kids in Pain.The new standards lay out 34 criteria to stay on top of pain management for young patients, including mandating incident reports when a patient experiences preventable, untreated and unmanaged pain.
Accreditation Canada and the Health Standards Organization will make the guidelines available to hospitals and health workers for free, but hope they could one day form the basis of policy and training for health-care professionals.Article content “If I think about it from a training standpoint, there’s a huge need,” said Marianayagam, who experienced chronic pain as a child.“It puts them at increased risk for mental-health issues, substance use and socioeconomic disparities into adulthood,” she said. Pain can also effect a child’s emotions, their friendships, their family relationships, sleep and how they function physically.
“We know that Black children are less likely than white children to receive pain care in North America,” Ali explained, even when it comes to injuries like broken arms and appendicitis.
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