Survey the effect of distraction on average heart rate due to IV insertion in ‎‏3-6‏

Introduction: Illness, hospitalization and pain are often the first crisis that children are faced with &lrm;and painful procedure such as IV insertion is inevitable and the most cause of children distress. &lrm;Therefore proper pain treatment is one of the important goals in hospitalized children. Distraction as &lrm;a non-medical method is among independent nursing implementation which tends to soothe pain &lrm;with little cost and is attractive to children.&lrm; &nbsp;Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of distraction on average heart rate resulting &lrm;from IV insertion in &lrm;&rlm;3-6&rlm;&lrm; year old hospitalized children. &lrm; Methods: In this clinical trial study, &lrm;&rlm;72&rlm;&lrm; children admitted to emergency ward undergoing IV &lrm;insertion were randomly divided into two control and experimental groups to determine the effect &lrm;of distraction. During IV insertion, distraction was done with bubble instrument. &lrm; Heart rate was measured and compared three minutes before and after intervention with pulse ox &lrm;meter.&lrm; &nbsp;Results: The results showed statistically significant differences in the average heart rate (P< &lrm;&rlm;0&rlm;&lrm;.&lrm;&rlm;01&rlm;&lrm;) &lrm;of children in two groups before and after the intervention which shows the effect of distraction.&lrm; &nbsp;Conclusion: According to the research findings distraction with bubble decreases average heart &lrm;rate in &lrm;&rlm;3-6&rlm;&lrm; year old children and can be used as an effective method in pain control during IV &lrm;insertion in preschool children.&lrm;