• Curbing needle phobia in adults starts with making shots less painful for kids

  • Apr 29 2024
  • Length: 14 mins
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Curbing needle phobia in adults starts with making shots less painful for kids

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  • Approximately one in four adults has a fear of needles, according to the CDC. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids. Researchers developed a five step plan to prevent what they call "needless pain" for kids getting injections or their blood drawn. NPR's Short Wave talks with Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, who works with a team to implement the plan at his own hospital, about how to eliminate pain during shots.

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