Racial and ethnic disparities exist in ER pain management for children with abdominal pain

Pediatric researchers have found race- and ethnicity-based disparities in pain management and length of stay among children who came to hospital emergency departments for treatment of abdominal pain. Overall, black, Hispanic and «other» race children were less likely to receive analgesics than white children.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-09/cho…