Study: Black children are less likely to get pain medication in ERs | The Raw Story

Study: Black children are less likely to get pain medication in ERs | The Raw Story: The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) revealed this past weekend that black children are dramatically less likely to receive pain medication in the emergency room than white children, according to ABC News.

Black children are 39 percent less likely to receive the same medicine as white children with similar problems. Since little is known about children’s pain expression and perception, the PAS is searching for a direct reason for the findings.

The study’s lead researcher, Dr. Tiffani J. Johnson, expressed her concerns about what she discovered.