title: Blowing away the pain: a technique for pediatric pain management.
abstract: Painful medical procedures in childhood may have long-term negative effects on development and future tolerance of pain. We describe a distraction technique for pediatric pain management that involves "blowing away the pain." This technique may be used for acute pediatric procedures as well as for patients with chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Harper N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Popenhagen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017679:Cryotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D014860:Warts / Q000628:therapy*