To reduce pain to heel prick in newborn: comparison with six lancet devices

• Main Authors: G. Ballardini (Author), A. Spruzzola (Author), L. Boneschi (Author), R. Visentin (Author), L. Boscardini (Author), M. Barbaglia (Author), A. Guala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Heel prick is an usual method performed to get a blood sample for newborn screening. Its wide use justifies the effort in reducing the pain as much as possible and some simple steps, including the use of spring heelsticks, are recommended by national and international guide- lines. But not all the h...