you know, maybe they were "just doing their job". But there are things (at least now, I don't know about 20+ years ago) that they can do to make hospital experiences better for kids.
For example, there's a cream they can put on an hour before a kid is going to get a shot, that numbs the area so they don't even feel it. I've put this on my kids before they've had routine immunizations, and I'm amazed at how well it works.
And my son had surgery when he was 2 for an inguinal hernia. At Children's they gave him medicine to relax him first, while he was still with us. Then they put him under, while his dad was holding him. Not until then did they put a needle in him.
I wonder if there's a way to be a child advocate for this sort of things, because I know from talking with other parents that it's not always as good as our experiences at Children's.
I'm not sure who you could check with, but I know there are alot of agencies now that help kids through these things. Maybe start with church groups or something if this is really something you're interested in doing
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For example, there's a cream they can put on an hour before a kid is going to get a shot, that numbs the area so they don't even feel it. I've put this on my kids before they've had routine immunizations, and I'm amazed at how well it works.
And my son had surgery when he was 2 for an inguinal hernia. At Children's they gave him medicine to relax him first, while he was still with us. Then they put him under, while his dad was holding him. Not until then did they put a needle in him.
I wonder if there's a way to be a child advocate for this sort of things, because I know from talking with other parents that it's not always as good as our experiences at Children's.
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