J Korean Acad Nurs.  2019 Aug;49(4):486-494. 10.4040/jkan.2019.49.4.486.

The Effect on Pain of Buzzy® and ShotBlocker® during the Administration of Intramuscular Injections to Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Sivri Bilgen B
• Balcı S

• KMID: 2456151
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2019.49.4.486

Abstract

PURPOSE
To investigate the effect of Buzzy® and ShotBlocker® on reducing pain induced by intramuscular penicillin injections in children.
METHODS
This was a randomized controlled study. A total of 150 Turkish children aged 7~12 years who presented to our pediatric emergency clinic and met the inclusion criteria were recruited. The children were randomly assigned to each group (control=50, Buzzy®=50, ShotBlocker®=50). Data were collected using an information form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, Visual Analog Scale, and Faces Pain Scale-Revised.
RESULTS
The children in the control group had significantly higher pain scores during the penicillin injection than the children in the ShotBlocker® and Buzzy® groups. The children in the Buzzy® group had significantly less pain than the children in both the ShotBlocker® and control groups (p<.001).
CONCLUSION
Buzzy® was more effective compared with ShotBlocker® in this study.

Keyword

Pain; Child; Cold Temperature; Vibration; Intramuscular Injection

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Child*
Cold Temperature
Emergencies
Humans
Injections, Intramuscular*
Penicillins
Vibration
Visual Analog Scale
Penicillins

Figure

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  Figure 1. ShotBlocker®.

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  Figure 2. Buzzy®.

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  Figure 3. Sample flow and protocol.

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