#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

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

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

#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 

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 

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 

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

@DrATaddio

For more #ItDoesntHaveToHurt resources visit: https://itdoesnthavetohurt.ca/resources/ 

For more information about HelpInKids&Adults visit: http://phm.utoronto.ca/helpinkids/index.html

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