Distract ToddlersWith DummyBandages
When I repair facial lacerations on toddlers, I find that they are likely to start pulling at the bandage as soon as I put it on.
When I repair facial lacerations on toddlers, I find that they are likely to start pulling at the bandage as soon as I put it on. This endangers the repair and increases the risk of infection. An effective solution is to put a colorful children’s adhesive bandage on each of the patient’s thumbs. This gives the child something new to focus on and distracts him or her from the facial bandage. The thumb bandages are more difficult to pull off, thus giving the face more time to heal.
- Jean-Paul Romes, MD
Pittsburgh
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White Patches on a Young Boy's Trunk
Hip Pain in a Teenaged Girl
Bashful Baby Testicles
Distract ToddlersWith DummyBandages
Reversibility of TPN-Induced Cholestasis
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Pityriasis Lichenoides Et Varioliformis Acuta in a 7-Year-Old Boy
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