Abstract
On January 10, 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a set of recommendations intended to guide opioid analgesic prescribing in New York City emergency departments. The intent and scope of these guidelines are discussed through an interview bu an emergency medicine fellow with an expert in emergency medicine pain management and one of the authors of the guidelines. The guidelines are appended to the commentary.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-162 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Acute pain
- Analgesics, opioids
- Chronic pain
- Emergency
- Emergency care
- Emergency hospital service
- Guidelines
- Health policy
- Substance abuse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Pharmacology (medical)