The Effect of Medical Clowns on Blood Pressure Measurement in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department.
Isr Med Assoc J
; 25(12): 824-827, 2022 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-36573777
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Blood pressure (BP) is routinely measured while triaging children presenting to the pediatric emergency department (PED).OBJECTIVES:
To determine whether a medical clown shortens the time to acquire a BP measurement among children undergoing triage in the PED.METHODS:
The study comprised 133 children. Patients were assigned to one of two groups with a medical clown or without a medical clown.RESULTS:
The presence of a medical clown led to a significantly shorter time to acquire a blood pressure measurement (60 ± 23 seconds vs. 81 ± 43.5 seconds, P < 0.001. Clowns had a significant effect on shortening total triage length among children of Jewish ethnicity compared to Arab ethnicity (113 ± 353.6 seconds vs. 154 ± 418 seconds, P = 0.012).CONCLUSIONS:
Using medical clowns while measuring BP during triage when used in a culturally appropriate manner shortens time.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Risoterapia
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Child
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Humans
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Isr Med Assoc J
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Israel