Nurse Education – Children – The problem with being brave!
Sophie (5 years old) screamed in pain and tried desperately to get away. She couldn’t move! Someone was holding her down! She began to perspire…
Child Health
Preparing a child for Facial Stitches
Dear Brooke, I read your post on Medical Play for preparation today and wondered: Is there a way you would suggest using medical play to…
Medical Play – when a child is booked for Surgery!
Medical Play - when a child is booked for Surgery! ‘Honey, you’re going to theatre tomorrow.’ Ben’s mother told him. Ben looked at his Mum…
The Ultimate Distraction Toy & Pain Reliever: Buzzy Bee
The day I saw Buzzy’s potential A 4 year old girl, Ava* presented with symptoms that suggested she may have meningitis. She was highly irritable…
I think my child is suffering medical trauma: a parent asks
I think my child is suffering medical trauma: a parent asks! Dear Brooke, I just read your article on restraints in medical procedures and trauma…
Sucrose for analgesia (pain relief) in newborn infants – Latest News!
Sucrose for Analgesia! No one likes to see any one in pain - let alone little babies. Did you know 'Infants hospitalized in the Neonatal…
Stop pinning kids down: the case against restraint for medical procedures
Stop pinning kids down: the case against restraint for medical procedures!Larissa was an 8 year old I saw regularly in ED. She had a chronic…
The amazing drug free approach to reducing pain in painful medical procedures!
If you could remove or greatly reduce the pain your child feels when getting needles without medication would you? Well, you can! Learn a simple…
Try this ridiculously simple step for a happier doctor visit!
I’ll go! I’ll have my needles first! I want the first one in my left arm!”That was my daughter when she had some needles at…
Let’s stop your child’s pain and distress at needle time!
A few weeks ago I published my first post about using Buzzy when your child is getting a needle. Since then, Buzzy has been flooding…