Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 434-439
Effectiveness of Local Cold Application on Pain among Infants Receiving Immunization in a Selected Immunization Center, Rajbiraj, Nepal
Nikita Das1, Rita Dhital2,Sabina Chaudhary3
1Unique Educational Academy Rajbiraj, Prov-2, Nepal.
2Unique Educational Academy Rajbiraj, Prov-2, Nepal.
3Unique Educational Academy Rajbiraj, Prov-2, Nepal.
Corresponding Author: Nikita Das
ABSTRACT
Background: Vaccination is the safest and most effective way to prevent serious illness and death. Vaccine injections are the most common reason for iatrogenic pain which lead to long term psychologically detrimental effects. As a result, it is the health care provider’s responsibility to take measures which are most efficient, timely and effective to reduce vaccination pain.
Methods: A quasi-experimental (post-test only control) design with non-probability purposive sampling with sample size 160 was conducted in Immunization Center in Rajbiraj, Nepal. Ice cube wrapped with gauze was applied on the injection site for 30 seconds before the administration of injection followed by administration of vaccines. FLACC scale was used to assess the pain.
Results: The study shows that local cold application is effective on reducing the pain (p<0.005).
Conclusion: The local cold application can be used as an effective technique on to reduce pain during IM injection among infants receiving immunization. It is a simple effective independent nursing intervention to enhance children comfort and safety with minimal or no risk to children.
Keywords: Pain, cold application, Immunization, IM injection