Abstract
The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.
Highlights
Pain is often regarded as a subjective sensation having physiological, psychological and emotional implications for an individual[1]
Divergence between pain perception among the control and experimental group was highlighted by the mean pain scores of 2.9 ± 0.25 and 2.3±0.46 respectively (p
Cartoon animation video was effective as a pain alleviant during venepuncture
Summary
Pain is often regarded as a subjective sensation having physiological, psychological and emotional implications for an individual[1]. In young children who undergo invasive procedures such as venepuncture at a tender age, the procedural pain perceived, shapes their present experience and their future encounters with pain[2]. The intravenous (IV) method of blood sampling or administration of therapeutic agents by piercing the venous wall, referred to as venepuncture, is the most common procedure undergone by children. Around 83% of 36 year olds who have undergone venepuncture reported considerable distress, less than 10% of venepuncture procedures are supplemented with age-appropriate management strategies[2]. Pictorial books, kaleidoscope, video games and blowing bubbles are a few examples of distraction strategies tailored to manage pain in young children[4]. Distraction techniques are suitable measures for pain alleviation in young children during routine invasive procedures like venepuncture, serving as a positive stimulus drawing attention away from a painful experience
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