PAINFULNESS OF NEEDLE AND JET INJECTION IN CHILDREN WITH DIABETES-MELLITUS

Authors
SCHNEIDER U BIRNBACHER R SCHOBER E
Citation
U. Schneider et al., PAINFULNESS OF NEEDLE AND JET INJECTION IN CHILDREN WITH DIABETES-MELLITUS, European journal of pediatrics, 153(6), 1994, pp. 409-410
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
European journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03406199
Volume
153
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
409 - 410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0340-6199(1994)153:6<409:PONAJI>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate whether insulin application b y jet injector is less painful than by needle. Pain was scored by 41 d iabetic and seven healthy volunteers after injections with both method s. Injections by jet were no less painful than those by needle but pro duced several local side-effects.