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Hypnosis for pediatric fracture reduction
1Arizona Bioethics Programs and Section of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85718, USA.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|February 9, 1999
Summary
Hypnosis effectively reduced pain and anxiety in pediatric patients with forearm fractures during fracture reduction when other analgesia was unavailable. This study presents a simple hypnotic induction method for emergency settings.
Area of Science:
- Medical Hypnosis
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pain Management
Background:
- Hypnosis has a long history of use, yet modern physicians show reluctance in adopting it.
- Effective pain and anxiety management is crucial for emergency patients undergoing procedures.
- Limited access to conventional analgesia necessitates exploring alternative methods.
Observation:
- Four children with angulated forearm fractures required fracture reduction.
- No other forms of analgesia were available for these pediatric patients.
- Hypnosis was successfully employed as the sole method for pain and anxiety control.
Findings:
- Successful pain and anxiety reduction was achieved in all four cases using hypnosis.
- A straightforward hypnotic induction technique was utilized and is described.
- Hypnosis proved effective in managing procedural pain and anxiety in a pediatric emergency context.
Implications:
- Hypnosis can be a valuable, accessible tool for pain and anxiety management in emergency pediatric care.
- The described simple induction method may facilitate wider adoption of hypnosis by clinicians.
- Further research into hypnosis for pediatric procedural pain is warranted to support clinical integration.