Pain expert calls on clinicians to stop needle pain for kids
A new challenge
- Numbing cream (such as over-the-counter 4% lidocaine cream) applied before each needle procedure
- Sugar water or breastfeeding for infants 0 to 12 months
- Comfort positioning, including swaddling infants and skin-to-skin contact with parents, and sitting upright for children—never holding a child down
- Age-appropriate distractions
Held down as a child
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