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Use of virtual reality for treating burned children: case reports
Soliane Quitolina Scapin1, Maria Elena Echevarría-Guanilo1, Paulo Roberto Boeira Fuculo2
1Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Objective:
To report the use of virtual reality (VR) in pain intensity during dressing change of two burned children hospitalized in a Burn Treatment Center (BTC) in Southern Brazil.
Method:
Case report on the use of VR during dressing change of two burned children hospitalized in a BTC, from May to July 2016. For assessing pain, a facial pain rating scale was applied at four times: just before the dressing, during the dressing without the use of VR, during the dressing with the VR, and after the use of VR.
Results:
The use of goggles was easy to apply and well-accepted by the children, and also had a relevant effect reducing pain.
Conclusion:
VR can become an important nonpharmacological method for treating pain in burned children.
