Effects of cold needle and ShotBlocker applied in the emergency department on pain and satisfaction in intramuscular injection pain: A randomized controlled trial.

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2025-02-08 DOI:10.1016/j.auec.2025.02.001

Yadigar Ordu, Hilal Türkben Polat, Kadir Küçükceran

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Abstract

Background: The most commonly reported side effect of intramuscular injection is pain. Cold needles and ShotBlocker can be used as non-pharmacological methods for pain relief. This study aims to determine the effect of cold needle and ShotBlocker on pain and satisfaction in intramuscular injection pain.

Methods: This is a triple-blind, randomized controlled study. The study was conducted on 120 patients (40: control, 40: cold needle, 40: ShotBlocker) who presented to the emergency department of a university hospital in Turkey for cyanocobalamin injection in July-August 2024. Data were collected using a patient identification form, visual pain scale (VPS), and injection satisfaction scale. SPSS statistical package (version 22.0; SPSS, Inc., USA) was used to analyze the data.

Results: In the study, the groups were found to be similar except for age and continuous drug use. The pain scores of the control group were significantly higher than those of the cold needle and ShotBlocker groups. Injection satisfaction was significantly higher in the cold needle and ShotBlocker groups than in the control group.

Conclusion: Both the Cold Needle and the ShotBlocker can be used as effective methods to reduce pain associated with intramuscular injections and improve injection satisfaction. Both methods are non-pharmacological, inexpensive, and easy to use, and they can be used safely and effectively in all clinical settings.

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急诊科应用冷针和注射阻断剂对肌内注射疼痛的疼痛和满意度的影响：一项随机对照试验。

背景：肌内注射最常见的副作用是疼痛。冷针和注射阻断剂可以作为非药物缓解疼痛的方法。本研究旨在确定冷针和注射阻断剂对肌内注射疼痛的疼痛和满意度的影响。方法：这是一项三盲、随机对照研究。本研究对2024年7 - 8月在土耳其一所大学医院急诊科接受氰钴胺素注射的120例患者（对照组40例，冷针40例，注射阻断剂40例）进行了研究。数据收集采用患者识别表，视觉疼痛量表（VPS）和注射满意度量表。SPSS统计软件包（22.0版）；采用SPSS， Inc.， USA)对数据进行分析。结果：两组患者除年龄和持续用药情况外无明显差异。对照组疼痛评分明显高于冷针组和注射阻断剂组。注射满意度在冷针组和注射阻断剂组明显高于对照组。结论：Cold Needle和ShotBlocker均可作为减轻肌内注射疼痛和提高注射满意度的有效方法。这两种方法都是非药物、廉价和易于使用的，它们可以在所有临床环境中安全有效地使用。

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Australasian Emergency Care Nursing-Emergency Nursing

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3.30

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5.60%

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审稿时长

37 days

期刊介绍： Australasian Emergency Care is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to supporting emergency nurses, physicians, paramedics and other professionals in advancing the science and practice of emergency care, wherever it is delivered. As the official journal of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), Australasian Emergency Care is a conduit for clinical, applied, and theoretical research and knowledge that advances the science and practice of emergency care in original, innovative and challenging ways. The journal serves as a leading voice for the emergency care community, reflecting its inter-professional diversity, and the importance of collaboration and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient outcomes. It is strongly focussed on advancing the patient experience and quality of care across the emergency care continuum, spanning the pre-hospital, hospital and post-hospital settings within Australasia and beyond.