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#ItDoesntHaveToHurt during #FluShot season!
I've been getting lots of requests for advice from parents taking their kids for vaccinations. So here is a thread of my evidence-based #tips to make getting a needle easier for kids (and parents!) #VaccinesWork
@KidsInPain
I've been getting lots of requests for advice from parents taking their kids for vaccinations. So here is a thread of my evidence-based #tips to make getting a needle easier for kids (and parents!) #VaccinesWork
@KidsInPain
Watch our @YouTube video to learn how distraction, deep breathing & topical anesthetics help so that #ItDoesntHaveToHurt when getting a #FluShot:
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Vos enfants sont-ils troublés par la peur de la douleur associée à une piqûre? Ça n’a pas besoin de se passer comme ça. Regardez la vidéo:
#PasBesoinDeFaireMal #ItDoesntHaveToHurt
#PasBesoinDeFaireMal #ItDoesntHaveToHurt
To read more about the research about our #ItDoesntHaveToHurt video (), check out our paper published in @JMIR: https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2020/1/e13552/
We partnered with @ParentsCanada & @immunizedotca to create a family friendly resource with tips for kids of all ages, before, during, and after the needle to make your child’s #FluShot easier: https://bit.ly/3m5mnCG
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt
#DYK there are 5P’s to help reduce your kids’ immunization pain? #ItDoesntHaveToHurt
Check out this @YMCBuzz post to learn Procedural, Physical, Pharmacological, Psychological, and Process tips for your next #FluShot: https://bit.ly/34bZ5F7
Check out this @YMCBuzz post to learn Procedural, Physical, Pharmacological, Psychological, and Process tips for your next #FluShot: https://bit.ly/34bZ5F7
Does your child have a #NeedleFear or #NeedlePhobia? #ItDoesntHavetoHurt
There are things you can do to help! Check out @YMCBuzz post about what NOT to do when your child has a fear of needles: https://bit.ly/34lvJ7d
There are things you can do to help! Check out @YMCBuzz post about what NOT to do when your child has a fear of needles: https://bit.ly/34lvJ7d
Are you worried that your own fear of needles is affecting your child and their own worries? We’ve got you covered.
Check out this #ItDoesntHaveToHurt @YMCBuzz post to learn how to stop it from happening: https://bit.ly/37w8F7H
Check out this #ItDoesntHaveToHurt @YMCBuzz post to learn how to stop it from happening: https://bit.ly/37w8F7H
For babies, one of the most effective ways to minimize pain during a #FluShot is mom! Try #breastfeeding during your child’s next needle – it works!
Interested in the research evidence behind these tips? It's covered in the HelpInKids&Adults #ClinicalPracticeGuideline published in @CMAJ: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/187/13/975
For more research evidence on the science behind these interventions for vaccine injections, check out this special issue of @ClinJrnlPain for a series of systematic reviews by the HelpInKids&Adults team: https://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/toc/2015/10001
#ItDoesntHaveToHurt #VaccinesWork
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#ItDoesntHaveToHurt #VaccinesWork
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For more #ItDoesntHaveToHurt resources visit: https://itdoesnthavetohurt.ca/resources/
For more information about HelpInKids&Adults visit: http://phm.utoronto.ca/helpinkids/index.html
To learn how we’re mobilizing knowledge to improve children’s pain management follow @KidsInPain
For more information about HelpInKids&Adults visit: http://phm.utoronto.ca/helpinkids/index.html
To learn how we’re mobilizing knowledge to improve children’s pain management follow @KidsInPain
