Introduction: The Medical treatment which carried out by using needles, such as immunization, is a source of pain for children. the importance of evidence-based immunization strategies is used to reduce pain. Pain management with... more
Introduction: The Medical treatment which carried out by using needles, such as immunization, is a source of pain for children. the importance of evidence-based immunization strategies is used to reduce pain. Pain management with compresses that can be done before immunization in the injection area is considered capable of reducing pain in children. Warm compresses can cause physiological effects, the effects of giving warm compresses can reduce the pain. Cold compresses proved to be an effective way to reduce pain during immunization because it increases endorphins and suppresses prostaglandins so that it can increase pain thresholds. The purpose of this study is to explain the effectiveness of using warm compresses and cold compresses to the pain level in toddlers after ORI diphtheria immunization.Methods: Analytical This study was pre-experimental with posttest only design. Data collection was carried out with FLACC scale sheets. The number of respondents as many as 66 toddlers w...
