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Comfort Promise
Comfort Promise
Comfort Promise
C
English
Pain/Anaesthesia
Child (0-12 years);Teen (13-18 years)
NA
Nervous system
Symptoms;Non-drug treatment;Drug treatment;Procedures
Adult (19+) Caregivers
Pain
2019-02-11T05:00:00Z
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<p>This hub provides information on a range of evidence-based approaches to ease the pain of needle pokes for your child.</p>
<div class="asset-video"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tn8d2aCfkrM" frameborder="0"></iframe><br></div><p>This hub provides information on a range of evidence-based approaches to ease the pain of needle pokes for your child.</p>
<div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading clickable"> <span class="pull-right panel-heading-collapsable-icon"> <i class="mdi mdi-chevron-down"></i></span><h2 class="panel-title">Comfort Promise bundle</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;">Find out how you and your child's healthcare team can use numbing cream, sucrose or breastfeeding, comfort positions and/or distraction to reduce the pain of vaccinations, IV insertions and other needle pokes.</div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="https://youtu.be/2d_qiAPgReM">Video: Comfort Promise for infants</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=989&language=English">Needle pokes: Reducing pain in infants aged up to 18 months</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="https://youtu.be/DM7AdK7iLF4">Video: Comfort Promise for toddlers</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="https://youtu.be/cqANjHGPhJs">Video: Comfort Promise for school-age children</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=990&language=English">Needle pokes: Reducing pain in children aged 18 months and older</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=3629&language=English">Needle pokes: Reducing pain with comfort positions and distraction</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=3627&language=English">Needle pokes: Reducing pain with numbing cream</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=3628&language=English">Needle pokes: Reducing pain with sucrose or breastfeeding</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1258&language=English">Pain relief: Comfort kit</a></li></ol></div><br>
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