Digital buddy for preparation of IV insertion

This study is an innovation project to determine the usability of a digital buddy in supporting tamariki and matua prior to insertion of an intravenous cannula when a play specialist is not available. All children attending out of hours when there is no play specialist available will be offered access to the digital buddy. The digital buddy provides 1. education on what an intravenous cannula is, 2. breathing exercise for distraction/anxiety management, 3. drawing activity for whakawhanaungatanga, 4. practice in remaining still for intravenous cannula insertion and 5. simple games as a distraction following previous activities. The digital buddy will be presented by a member of the healthcare team - medical or nursing and will be accessed via a hospital tablet. The digital buddy will be accessed once, prior to insertion of the intravenous cannula, while waiting on local anaesthetic cream to take effect. The duration is anticipated to be for 30 minutes, but will depend on the time the child wishes to interact for. Location - Children's Emergency Department of Starship Hospital Participants and parents will complete a brief questionnaire following use of the digital buddy. The digital buddy is still in development stage, has not been finalised and will not be implemented until final sign off by the development team AND all ethics, locality and research requirements have been approved.