• Serap Balci and Birsen Bilgen Sivri.
• İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing - İstanbul, Turkey.
• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2023 Jan 1; 69 (1): 858985-89.

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the levels of pain developed during intramuscular injections to the laterofemoral and ventrogluteal regions in children.MethodsThe study population consisted of all children aged between 7 and 12 years who presented to the pediatric emergency clinic of a hospital. The sample consisted of 62 children who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study, and the children were randomly assigned to each group (laterofemoral n=31, ventrogluteal n=31). "Buzzy" and "deep breathing" were applied to children in both groups to relieve pain during the procedure. The data were obtained using an Information Form, a visual analog scale, and the Facial Pain Scale-Revised.ResultsIt was determined that the children in the ventrogluteal group during the intramuscular injections had lower visual analog scale and faces pain scale-revised scores immediately after the procedure compared with the vastus lateralis group, that is, they experienced less pain, and the difference between the two groups was significant (p<0.001).ConclusionIn children, it is recommended to choose the less painful ventrogluteal region for intramuscular injection and to inform health professionals about it.

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