Distraction techniques to minimise a child’s anxiety during vaccination
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- Title:
- Distraction techniques to minimise a child’s anxiety during vaccination
- Description:
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Getting vaccinated can be daunting for children. They may be anxious or scared of needles. Distraction is an approach that helps a child cope during an invasive procedure such as a vaccination.
This resource provides some distraction techniques you can use to take the child's focus away from the vaccination procedure. - Hierarchy:
- COVID-19 Vaccination > Further training and resources for child vaccinations > Managing paediatric anxiety during COVID-19 vaccinations > Distraction techniques to minimise a child’s anxiety during vaccination
- Created:
- 6 Jan 2022
- Last Major Update:
- 6 Jan 2022
- Keywords:
- distraction, anxiety, vaccination, child, children, COVID-19
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- Title:
- Distraction techniques to minimise a child’s anxiety during vaccination
- Description:
-
Getting vaccinated can be daunting for children. They may be anxious or scared of needles. Distraction is an approach that helps a child cope during an invasive procedure such as a vaccination.
This resource provides some distraction techniques you can use to take the child's focus away from the vaccination procedure. - Hierarchy:
- COVID-19 Vaccination > Further training and resources for child vaccinations > Managing paediatric anxiety during COVID-19 vaccinations > Distraction techniques to minimise a child’s anxiety during vaccination
- Created:
- 6 Jan 2022
- Last Major Update:
- 6 Jan 2022
- Keywords:
- distraction, anxiety, vaccination, child, children, COVID-19