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:5/24/2013)... May 24, 2013 ResortQuest Real Estate® ... the Dayna Feher team at the firm’s Bethany Beach ... Delaware resorts her home in 1975. Her real estate ... in all aspects of the real estate business - ... past 12 years, a licensed sales associate. , ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- New research ... thoughts among people with insomnia. Every additional ... a 72 percent drop in the likelihood of ... researchers from the University of Pennsylvania. ... association between sleep duration and suicide risk," study ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... (HealthDay News) -- Drugs commonly used to treat glaucoma ... can interfere with vision, according to a new study. ... are used to reduce eye pressure, have already been ... eye color, the researchers said, suggesting that the new ... Doctors should be conservative when prescribing these drugs, ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... Area homeowners dreaming about owning a hot ... to choose from at factory-direct pricing during the Jacuzzi ... takes place at Emerald Pool and Patio in ... the industry's leading hot tub brand, scheduled the event as ... event will feature popular hot tub models at up to ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... myofibromatosis (IM)a disorder characterized by multiple tumors involving the ... according to researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine ... American Journal of Human Genetics , may lead to ... the only current treatment option is repeated surgical removal ... that develops in infancy or even in utero and ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Tammy Mushrush Joins ResortQuest Real Estate® and the Dayna Feher Team 2Health News:Sleep Duration Linked to Suicidal Thoughts in People With Insomnia 2Health News:Common Glaucoma Drug May Cause Droopy Eyelids, Study Finds 2Health News:Truckload of Jacuzzi® Hot Tubs Rolls into Bend, Oregon on May 24, 2013 for Sales Event 2Health News:Researchers identify first drug targets in childhood genetic tumor disorder 2
... tired, keeps having a high temperature even after recovering ... a differential blood count to try to determine the ... in the laboratory a routine procedure in medical ... white blood cells, are quantitatively and qualitatively assessed. The ...
... "This ESMO-symposium will allow bed-side oriented oncologists to ... All presentations will have a clear focus towards ... the major consequences that new developments in cancer ... Soria, Symposium Co-Chair The ESMO Symposium on ...
... structure known as the amygdala. It is the amygdala which ... not only triggers palpitations or nausea but can also cause ... known about the function of this part of the brain. ... and which of the countless neurons in the amygdaloid region ...
... (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of vitamin E and C ... a new study finds. "An estimated 20.5 million persons ... of age-related cataract," wrote study author William G. Christen, of ... and colleagues, in a news release. Because oxidative damage ...
... , THURSDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Many family caregivers ... care for their loved ones and experience high levels of ... their role, says a new study. "The care of ... are facing even greater challenges than other family caregivers," said ...
... Reporter , WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Offering ... offer some protection against the development of the antibodies associated ... of the disease, new research suggests. When Finnish ... 1 diabetes to receive either a regular infant formula, or ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Performing blood counts automatically 2Health News:Circuitry of fear identified 2Health News:Study Finds Vitamins E and C Don't Reduce Cataract Risk in Men 2Health News:Family Members Caring for Veterans Sacrifice Their Own Health, Jobs 2Health News:Family Members Caring for Veterans Sacrifice Their Own Health, Jobs 3Health News:Special Infant Formula Might Help Shield Babies from Type 1 Diabetes 2Health News:Special Infant Formula Might Help Shield Babies from Type 1 Diabetes 3Health News:Special Infant Formula Might Help Shield Babies from Type 1 Diabetes 4
(Date:5/23/2013)... , May 23, 2013 Anthem Blue Cross ... would have required them to obtain their medications by ... Watchdog and Whatley Kallas LLC.  The ... alleged that Blue Cross,s mandatory mail order program announced ... health and privacy. "This settlement brings to ...
(Date:5/23/2013)...  Texas, premier physician associations today announced the establishment ... they need to provide demonstrably better and more efficient ... "I am confident the Physician Services Organization ... Stephen L. Brotherton , MD, president of ... doctors are determined to make health care better ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... 23, 2013  Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical ... infections, today announced that it has initiated dosing in ... once daily, oral therapy for the treatment of HCV ... and is designed to assess both the safety and ... first-in-class drug for the treatment of chronic HCV infections ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Blue Cross To Allow HIV/AIDS Patients to "Opt-Out" of Mandatory Mail-Order Rx Drug Program, Announces Consumer Watchdog 2Blue Cross To Allow HIV/AIDS Patients to "Opt-Out" of Mandatory Mail-Order Rx Drug Program, Announces Consumer Watchdog 3TMA Launches Physician Services Organization for Patient Care 2TMA Launches Physician Services Organization for Patient Care 3TMA Launches Physician Services Organization for Patient Care 4Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Initiates a Phase I Clinical Trial for SB 9200 in HCV-infected Patients 2Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Initiates a Phase I Clinical Trial for SB 9200 in HCV-infected Patients 3
... IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 5, 2011 Amp1, a ... off a tour of the Dallas-Fort Worth area with an ... Thunder game on Jan. 6th at the American Airlines Arena ... players will demonstrate how, with the help of modern high-tech ...
... Calif., Jan. 5, 2011 Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. ... of critical subsystems, for the semiconductor capital equipment, medical ... Clarence Granger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Casey ... Needham Growth Conference. The presentation will take place at ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Amputees to Show off Stand-Up Basketball Skills in Dallas Mavericks Halftime Show Jan. 6 2
Inquire...
... MicroAire Power Assisted Lipoplasty Device uses a 2-mm ... facilitate the movement of the cannula in tissue. ... with more fibrous tissue. That makes the lipoplasty ... will ease your mind to learn that the ...
... scfm/0-29.8 in.hg.@sea level. Incredibly quiet, yet very ... canister systems at one time eliminates the ... procedure. Standard canister set-up is for Abbott ... UL, c-UL and CE marks. Includes a ...
... cohesive is a new term being used today to ... more liquid fill that may have been used in ... new science, this is not new technology cohesive ... describe the sticking together nature of the gel. All ...
Medicine Products: