{"id":1276,"date":"2016-04-08T20:55:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T19:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2016-04-07T16:16:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:16:02","slug":"i-dont-want-that-needle-aka-do-fewer-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/2016\/04\/08\/i-dont-want-that-needle-aka-do-fewer-things\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I don&#8217;t want that needle!&#8221; (AKA Do fewer things)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We (doctory, paediatric types) tend to pride ourselves on minimising distress to children and young people wherever possible. A couple of social media interactions over the last few days have made me re-question that &#8211; this one<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">..also responsibility to not create unnecessary fear. Not all blood tests go smoothly. Did the child really need it?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eO2n15lzjB\">https:\/\/t.co\/eO2n15lzjB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Damian Roland (@Damian_Roland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Damian_Roland\/status\/717804173690028033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">and the follow-up<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/spencer_sian\/status\/717985681893691392<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now that&#8217;s a great time to re-acquaint yourself with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/2016\/03\/23\/guest-post-asking-questions-engaging-children-and-young-people-in-healthcare\/\">the guest blog from Sian about asking questions to children, <\/a>and perhaps some stuff about the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/2015\/10\/02\/clashing-concepts\/\">pain relief in venipuncture, <\/a>and then take on the challenge of that last question<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;..is this\u00a0absolutely\u00a0necessary&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What does &#8216;absolutely necessary&#8217; mean? Is there ever a blood test that is\u00a0<em>absolutely necessary?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Taking an\u00a0extreme example, you have a toddler\u00a0presenting with clinical pallor over 3-4 weeks, bruising spontaneously, lethargy, and palpable liver and spleen. (I&#8217;m really hoping that acute leukaemia is on the top of your lists here &#8230;) If you couldn&#8217;t do a blood test, could you still\u00a0manage this situation?<\/p>\n<p>What about a child who&#8217;s hot, annoying, breathing a bit quick and looks a tad dry?<\/p>\n<p>What about a teen who&#8217;s finding getting up in the morning a struggle, is tetchy and snappish, and constantly complains to anyone who will listen about tiredness?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re always going to live in a world of compromises. If you&#8217;re visiting a child who&#8217;s receiving end of life care at home, you&#8217;re going to act differently than if it&#8217;s a previously well child attending the acute assessment area. 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