The subject of study is not disease..
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Child (girl or boy) 5 to 10 years old Full awareness of place, time and person Has an order to be admitted and venipuncture in the emergency department First attempt at venipuncture Consent and participation of the child for the intervention Informed consent of the parents Healthy sense of smell/nose and hearing/ear Presence of one parent with the child Presence of one child in the treatment room
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Trauma or need for emergency measures Asthma, allergies or other acute respiratory diseases Malignancy and chemotherapy Physical-motor, developmental, speech and mental disabilities Child or parent suffering from neurological or psychiatric diseases or undergoing treatment Need for angiocatheter size larger or smaller than 22 (due to medical condition, doctor's order, child's size) Use of sedatives and pain relievers within 6 hours before venipuncture Pain intensity more than 3 before intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain in this study refers to the score obtained from the Usher instrument, which will be self-reported by children in response to a painful invasive procedure (insertion of an intravenous cannula for venipuncture) upon arrival at the emergency department. Timepoint: Pain intensity (Usher scale) at two times, the first and fifth minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Usher Pain Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physiological indicators (heart rate, oxygen saturation). Timepoint: On three occasions before the intervention, the first and fifth minutes after the completion of venipuncture. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry device. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences