Research that Benefits Children and Families

I have chosen to follow a study that I learned about several months ago. The study was being conducted in Canada and the reason I was knowledgeable about it was due to a parent at my school. She had recently taken her daughter to the emergency room because she need stitches after falling at the playground in their neighborhood. Her daughter was hysterical in the emergency room and screamed when the doctors came next to her. The doctor told the mother that she wanted to play some music for her daughter to see if that they make her more comfortable. The music actually calmed her daughter down and the doctor was able to numb the area and apply the stitches that she needed. The doctor told her that a colleague of hers was performing a study in Canada to help emergency room doctors that have to deal with children with injuries that require IVS to be put in. The mom came to work and told me about the experiences with her daughter and I thought that was pretty fascinating. 

The report was just published a week ago in the JAMA Pediatrics journal. The basic outcome of the study proved that children that were able to hear music that was unfamiliar to them were distracted enough to allow doctors and nurse the ability to put in their IVS. Children that did not have any music playing were difficult and uncooperative making the procedure more hard. 42 children participated in the study and parents gave their consent for them to be video taped. 

Before the study began children were given different sheets of paper that had diagrams on them where they were able to point out how much pain they were in. The study aimed to assess the pain value in the beginning so they could have data to compare the children's reactions to after IVs were put in. The study showed that children who did not have music reported a higher pain level after the procedure while the children that had music recorded the same or lower level of pain. 

Lisa Hartling stated the professionals acknowledged how much easier their jobs were when dealing with children. It became easier to distract children and keep their pain level downs. Other professionals that did not use music stated their procedures remained difficult with children and pain level increased.  

The study was recently published as I stated before and I am hoping to gain access to the full report. This study was conducted and children were not harmed but instead they were helped during a time when it is needed. You can fine the most recent information at the link I am proving below.  

Reference

Branswell, H. (2013, June/July). Music helps distract kids from painful Emerg Dept procedure: Study. The   Vancover Sun. Retrieved                   fromhttp://www.vancouversun.com/health/Music+helps+distract+kids+from+painful+Emerg+Dept+procedure+study/8662947/story.html