TY - JOUR T1 - Parent application of eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics seemed to be as effective as clinician application for reducing children's pain and distress during intravenous insertion JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 11 LP - 11 DO - 10.1136/ebn.3.1.11 VL - 3 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2000/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/3/1/11.abstract N2 - Koh JL, Fanurik D, Stoner J, et al. Efficacy of parental application of eutectic mixture of local anesthetics for intravenous insertion. Pediatrics1999 Jun;103:1–5.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: Is parent application of eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (EMLA) as effective as clinician application for reducing children's pain and behavioural distress during intravenous (IV) insertion? Randomised (unclear allocation concealment), blinded (clinician) trial.An outpatient gastrointestinal (GI) clinic in the US.41 children of 2 age groups (younger group 5–12 y, mean age 9 y and older group 13–18 y, mean age 15 y) who were scheduled for elective outpatient GI endoscopy with IV sedation. Children were excluded if they could not understand the visual analogue scale (VAS). Follow up was 88%.After stratification by age group, children were allocated to parent (n=11 in the younger group, n=10 in … ER -