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Attention Distraction for Decreased Pain During Burning

Introduction. Burning is a painful event and its theraputic procedures make it more severe. There are some modalities for decreased pain in such patients. In this study, the efficacy of attentin distraction method was tested for pain decreasing in burned children. Methods. In a pretest post test study 68 children in burning ward of Emam Moosa Kazem Hospital (affiliated to IUMSHS) were studied. Chiops and Wong baker scales were used for pain assessment bfore and after attention distraction method. Results. The mean pain score was decreased after intervention (from 11.5/14 to 9.25/14 in chiops scale and from 3.6/4 to 3.4/4 in wong scale). Discussion. It is recommended to use non medical methods adjunct to drug therapy in patients with burnin pain.