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Setting

You are a nurse caring for children in a rural clinic. This clinic serves most of the area's population and provides comprehensive pediatric healthcare. This includes things such as: primary and urgent care needs, vaccinations, and care for all ages of children.

Introduction

Kristen has Sawyer's 4-year-old well child visit schedule next week in the clinic, but today she brings him in for an acute arm injury. Sawyer is tearful and wants to be held by mom. He has a bloody washcloth in place acting as a bandage to his left forearm.

Chief Complaint

"Sawyer was playing outside and fell. He gashed his arm open and it was bleeding pretty bad. I tried to stop the bleeding and brought him straight here!"

Medical History

4-year-old male
Pre-term birth at 35.6 weeks
NKDA
No meds
No pertinent medical history
Weight: 43 lbs.
Height: 42 inches
Due for routine check-up
5 cm laceration noted to LFA
Visible dirt in wound
Bleeding controlled well at this time with bandage in place
Wound requires wound care and repair

Describe what distraction techniques could be utilized during the procedure? How could a child life specialist be of assistance if available?

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