For children, any trip to a hospital or doctor’s office can become terrifying. Think about the busy atmosphere in medical environments, especially hospitals. Now imagine how a child must feel in that sort of environment. Add the strange noises, new smells, and unfamiliar medical equipment, and you have a recipe for complete terror. Can you make the experience less scary? Yes, you absolutely can. Pedia Pals wants to help. Here are a few things that you can do.

Animals and characters

To a child in a hospital, medical equipment looks scary. It’s unfamiliar, after all. Furthermore, from a kid’s perspective, these machines are “grown-up” things. If a child requires several tests and procedures, the best thing you can do is to make the equipment more familiar and kid-friendly. Pedia Pals accomplishes that goal with its animal-themed items. For example, a regular blood pressure cuff might look scary, but what if that cuff had the smiling face of an adorable teddy bear? Plus, when you work with kids, there’s no reason why your reflex hammer can’t be shaped like a dinosaur or your ear/nose syringes shouldn’t have elephant trunks. Give children a moment to look at your implements before you use them. With these fun animal shapes, you’ll make the experience much easier.

 

Removable covers

All children are different. What comforts one child might stress out another. In medical situations, for instance, some kids will want to know exactly what you’re doing and when you’re doing it. They want you to count to three before you give them the injection or tell them exactly how bad the medicine will taste. Other children prefer a softer approach. With removable covers, you can appeal to both types of children. These removable stethoscope covers can provide some comfort to kids who need it, but you can always remove them for the kids who want to see everything as it is.

 

jUST THEIR SIZE

One of the scariest parts of a hospital visit for kids is that everything comes in “grown-up” sizes. Everything about a hospital makes children feel small. The more items come in their size, the better they’ll feel about their experience. Child-sized chairs and tables can help kids feel at home. You can also provide stepstools and similar accommodations to give kids better access when they need it.

 

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