Physician Acupuncture Integration Network (PAIN): Battlefield Acupuncture Instead of Opioids for Abscess Drainage in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Corinna Lin ,Shiu‐Lin Tsai

doi:10.1542/peds.146.1_meetingabstract.100

Physician Acupuncture Integration Network (PAIN): Battlefield Acupuncture Instead of Opioids for Abscess Drainage in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Corinna Lin , Shiu‐Lin Tsai

https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.146.1_meetingabstract.100

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Journal: Pediatrics

Publication Date: Jul 1, 2020

Affiliation: Columbia University

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Background: Opioid overdose deaths are an epidemic in the United States. The Joint Commission has mandated that non-pharmacologic therapies, for example acupuncture, be offered first to patients for pain. Traditional Acupuncture has been used to treat pain in China for thousands of years and has gained popularity globally. Acupuncture is recognized by the NIH as safe and effective for pain, and its usage in the Veterans Administration has helped to decrease opioid dosages. Auricular Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) is a protocol widely used in the …

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