Opioids are rarely prescribed for children with acute nonprocedural pain in Italian Emergency Departments.

The article offers information on the report on rare use of Opioids for children with acute non-procedural pain in Italian Emergency Departments. Topics discussed include information on the use of the Morphine, primarily for traumatic pain; discussions on the delayed of the correct diagnoses by the use of analgesic; and the information on the occurring of respiratory failure as a side effect in children under 12 year.