Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA Comparison of Nonpharmacologic Interventions on the Emotional State of Children in the Emergency Department.
The majority of children and adolescents presenting to the emergency department are in pain and require painful procedures. This randomized study was to investigate the efficacy of 3 different nonpharmacologic interventions (clowns, dogs, and musicians) to reduce pain and analyze the perception of positive and negative affects after the presence of these activities in a short-stay observation unit (SSOU). ⋯ The presence of different nonpharmacologic interventions (clowns, dogs, and musicians) seemed to empower positive affect in children but did not influence the self-reported pain.