Creating Comfort for Teens Quick Guide
This infographic is a great overview of the best pain management strategies for helping teens get through shots and other needle procedures feeling calm, comfortable, and in control.
Tweens & Teens (12+) Breathing and calming Distraction Getting ready for a procedure Needle Pokes Numbing creams and sprays Talking with your care team Vaccinations Vibration and cold Procedural Pain Breathing and calming Creating Comfort Guides Distraction Getting ready for a procedure Needle pokes Numbing creams and sprays Pain Management Talking with your care team Vaccinations Vibration and cold
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About This Resource
You don’t have to fear the freakout around going to the doctor! Far too few people know that simple, effective strategies exist. This is a great overview of all the ways to make things much easier for teens. For more detail, and all the info you need to make it happen, explore more of our resources, including our Take Control App For Teens.
We also have Creating Comfort Quick Guides for babies and kids!
How To Use This Resource
This quick guide is a great way to introduce pain strategies, and a great way to recap them too. You can print it out for yourself, share it with a friend, or use it to talk to your doctor. Providers can make them available to patients and staff.
Who Is This For
Teens, parents, and providers.
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Creating Comfort for Kids Quick Guide
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I’m a health psychologist and expert in medical illness, trauma, and pain, with 25 years of experience. If I could wipe out any practice that happens on the daily in medicine, VERY high on my list is holding down kids for medical procedures. While science and best practice guidelines from top medical organizations clearly say holding down kids is a terrible idea, it still happens every single day.
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