Navigation Links
Take the Sting Out of Your Child's Flu Shots
Date:10/18/2009

Bubbles and relaxation exercises can help cut the pain, experts say

SUNDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Even many adults want to run away from an injection, so it's no surprise that children will try to flee, scream, cry and make a scene when it's time for flu shots this year.

"The good news is that there are several techniques that parents can use to positively impact their child's experience when getting a needlestick -- whether it's a flu shot, a childhood vaccine, or blood work," Dr. Lonnie Zeltzer, director of the Pediatric Pain Program at Mattel Children's Hospital of the University of California, Los Angeles, said in a university news release.

Pediatricians recommend the following ways to distract kids while getting a shot:

  • Use soap bubbles to distract babies and younger children. Parents can hold a plastic bubble-making wand in front of their child's mouth and let them "blow away the hurt." For crying babies, making a bubble will give them something to focus on besides the pain.
  • Try relaxation exercises. Tell older kids and teens to breathe out slowly as if they are blowing up a big balloon. Or ask children to use their imaginations to create a vision of a fun place like the beach or park.
  • Apply a numbing cream or patch. Ask your doctor for a prescription and apply it to your child before you go to the office. Make sure you put it in the place where the shot will go -- the arm or the thigh.

More information

To learn about kids and the flu, see the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



-- Randy Dotinga



SOURCE: University of California, Los Angeles, Health Sciences, news release, September 2009


'/>"/>
Copyright©2009 ScoutNews,LLC.
All rights reserved

1

GOOD

Page: 1

Related medicine news :

1. Statement From the National Pork Board on Testing of Pigs for H1N1
2. Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER
3. North Shore-LIJ Health System Investing $400M to Connect Up to 7,000 Physicians, 13 Hospitals with Electronic Health Records System
4. One Heartland Hosting: Smore to Love Cocktail Fundraiser
5. National Womens Law Center Challenges Insurance Industry Practices That Treat Being a Woman Like a Pre-Existing Condition
6. Reportlinker Adds Boosting Immunity Through Digestion: The Relation Among Probiotics, Prebiotics and Digestive Enzymes
7. A study to prevent sudden death in sports by means of genetic testing
8. Scripps Pioneers Individualized Medicine by Offering Genetic Testing to Stent Patients
9. GTRI is developing protocols for testing effects of RFID systems on medical devices
10. Uncertainty Surrounds Testing for Alzheimers
11. Dental Educator to Receive the ADA Distinguished Service Award
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:8/18/2017)... (PRWEB) , ... ... ... For Immediate ... Polling Shows Young Women Seek Sex and Relationship Advice from ...
(Date:8/18/2017)... ... August 18, 2017 , ... Mediaplanet today announces the ... healthy lifestyles and highlighting the importance of proactive eye and ear health. The ... the latest innovations in hearing aid technology. , In this issue, the ...
(Date:8/18/2017)... WV (PRWEB) , ... August 18, 2017 , ... ... financial consulting services and asset protection assistance to communities in North-Central West Virginia, ... provide critical services to at-risk boys in the area. , The Chestnut Mountain ...
(Date:8/18/2017)... ... August 18, 2017 , ... Goss & Associates ... residential and commercial clients in the greater Houston region, is helping locally recognized ... the fight against cancer. , Founded by Tony and Amber Bender after losing ...
(Date:8/18/2017)... ... ... Overseer at The House of Yahweh in Abilene, Texas, has released a new publication this ... of the Savior whom the world calls “Mother Mary”. Yisrayl says when compared to what ... historical woman. , “The world bows, kisses the feet of, cries out to and ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):
(Date:8/15/2017)... Aug. 15, 2017   Mostyn Law and Gulf Coast ... Houston, Texas . The Mostyn Law family has ... years. That is why Mostyn Law is partnering with ... to show its appreciation. Blood supplies are running low. ... short of hospital needs in August. That is why the blood ...
(Date:8/15/2017)... 15, 2017  AOTI Inc. announced today that its fully owned ... recently opened a New York City Office in Yonkers, ... unique Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO 2 ) homecare therapy. This new ... for Health Care (ACHC) under the company,s DMEPOS accreditation for Home/Durable ... Advanced ...
(Date:8/8/2017)... AVIV, Israel, Aug. 8, 2017  BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ/TASE: ... immunology, today reports its financial results for the second ... achievements during the second quarter 2017 and to date: ... multiple clinical development programs for the Company,s lead project, ... 3 pivotal study with BL-8040 as novel stem cell ...
Breaking Medicine Technology: