Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Painease® n=50 |
Ice n=45 |
Total n=95 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (yrs) | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 20 (40%) | 20 (44%) | 40 (42%) |
| Female | 30 (60%) | 25 (56%) | 55 (58%) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 36 (72%) | 33 (73%) | 69 (73%) |
| Caucasian | 5 (10%) | 6 (13%) | 11 (12%) |
| African-American | 4 (8%) | 3 (7%) | 7 (7%) |
| Other | 5 (10%) | 3 (7%) | 8 (8%) |
| Chronic Medical Condition | 23 (46%) | 18 (40%) | 41 (43%) |
| Reason for Visit | |||
| Abdominal pain | 20 (40%) | 15 (33%) | 35 (37%) |
| Fracture | 4 (8%) | 3 (7%) | 7 (7%) |
| Fever | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 4 (4%) |
| Other | 23 (46%) | 26 (58%) | 49 (52%) |
| Reason for IV Placement | |||
| Lab draw | 32 (64%) | 29 (64%) | 61 (64%) |
| IV fluid | 7 (14%) | 8 (18%) | 15 (16%) |
| IV antibiotic | 4 (8%) | 4 (9%) | 8 (9%) |
| Procedural sedation | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 4 (4%) |
| Other | 4 (8%) | 3 (7%) | 7 (7%) |
| Number of IVs lifetime | |||
| 0 | 19 (38%) | 16 (35%) | 35 (37%) |
| 1–3 | 13 (26%) | 7 (16%) | 20 (21%) |
| 4–10 | 7 (14%) | 11 (24%) | 18 (19%) |
| 11–25 | 2 (4%) | 7 (16%) | 9 (9%) |
| >25 | 9 (18%) | 4 (9%) | 13 (14%) |
| Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen in last 6 hrs | 19 (38%) | 16 (35%) | 35 (37%) |
| Narcotics in last 6 months | 5 (10%) | 4 (9%) | 9 (10%) |