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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 313363" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>They can do a lidocaine shot to numb the area before the "stick," or, if they are in a mood to be patient, they can use EMLA cream which does the same thing without a stick but takes 20 minutes or so after application to numb the area. I don't know why this isn't done more often. Obviously, for a clear, "easy" blood draw, the extra stick is not worth it, but for somebody who has a history of being a "difficult" stick or is so petrified that their veins are literally running away, it sure makes a lot of sense. I've seen it done both ways with my daughter, who is a very "difficult" stick. It makes all the difference in the world. Especially for starting an IV, it is priceless. It's amazing all the excuses they use for not doing this. "We don't have that on this floor," or "I didn't think about that. We can do that if you want to." I don't get it. If they can do a few that aren't so traumatizing, the child might get to the point the process is not so scary, so that they no longer NEED the lidocaine. It really does go in a circle. The more difficult the stick, the more trauma, and the more hysterical the child, the more the body reacts to make for a more difficult stick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 313363, member: 8226"] They can do a lidocaine shot to numb the area before the "stick," or, if they are in a mood to be patient, they can use EMLA cream which does the same thing without a stick but takes 20 minutes or so after application to numb the area. I don't know why this isn't done more often. Obviously, for a clear, "easy" blood draw, the extra stick is not worth it, but for somebody who has a history of being a "difficult" stick or is so petrified that their veins are literally running away, it sure makes a lot of sense. I've seen it done both ways with my daughter, who is a very "difficult" stick. It makes all the difference in the world. Especially for starting an IV, it is priceless. It's amazing all the excuses they use for not doing this. "We don't have that on this floor," or "I didn't think about that. We can do that if you want to." I don't get it. If they can do a few that aren't so traumatizing, the child might get to the point the process is not so scary, so that they no longer NEED the lidocaine. It really does go in a circle. The more difficult the stick, the more trauma, and the more hysterical the child, the more the body reacts to make for a more difficult stick. [/QUOTE]
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