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Comfort Positioning

This document discusses various positioning techniques to promote comfort for pediatric patients undergoing medical procedures. It describes five main comfort positioning methods: bear hug, front sitting, side sitting, frog, and swaddle. Each position provides physical and psychological comfort by involving parents, giving children a sense of control, and serving as a distraction technique. The goal is to reduce stress for both children and medical staff.

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Comfort Positioning

This document discusses various positioning techniques to promote comfort for pediatric patients undergoing medical procedures. It describes five main comfort positioning methods: bear hug, front sitting, side sitting, frog, and swaddle. Each position provides physical and psychological comfort by involving parents, giving children a sense of control, and serving as a distraction technique. The goal is to reduce stress for both children and medical staff.

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Positioning For

Comfort

Nora OConnell
What is positioning for comfort?
Main goal is to provide comfort for patients

Ways to position patients

Promotes stability and sitting still

Close contact

Positive positioning
What does positioning for comfort
do?
Provides children with control over the situation

Allows parents to participate in care

Provides support for patients and medical staff


Types of comfort positioning
Bear hug (chest to chest)

Front sitting (back to chest)

Side sitting

Frog

Swaddle
Chest to Chest
Also called bear hug: straddle parent in a big
hug

Best for children who dont want to watch the


procedure

IV, blood draw, injections


Back to Chest
Child sits on parents lap with their feet
secure in their legs

Gives child independence but also


includes comfort from caregiver

IV placement, blood draw, NG tube


placement, exam, port access
Side Sitting
Child sits on someones lap with
their legs over the bottom person

They sit next to the bed or table

Great for kids that want to feel


secure and watch the procedure
Frog
Patient lays on their back with their
feet touching and legs out with
parent at the head of the bed

Good for catheterization, pelvic exam,


dressing change

Provides distraction at the head of the


bed
Swaddle
Wrap the patient in a blanket

Hold them or place them in the crib


and hold from the side

Allows patient to feel comfortable


and contained

Sweet Ease can also be used for


infants to soothe
References
Comfort Positions. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://wechope.org/retinoblastoma/child-life/procedure-support/comfort-positions/

Ministry Healthcare. (2017). Child Life Program. Retrieved from http://ministryhealth.org/SJCH/ChildLife.nws

Nationwide Children's Hospital. (2016). Comfort Hold Techniques. Retrieved from

http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/comfort-hold-techniques

UF. (n.d.). Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain. Retrieved from

http://pami.emergency.med.jax.ufl.edu/e-learning-modules/non-pharmacological-treatment-of-pain/#prettyPhoto

University of Michigan. (n.d.). Comfort Positions. Retrieved from

https://wiki.umms.med.umich.edu/download/attachments/118333019/Large Comfort Position Poster

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