Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Abstracts in Urgent Care – June 2023

Click Here to download the article PDF Ivan Koay MBChB, MRCS, FRNZCUC, MD Immersive Virtual Reality Use in Reducing Pediatric Procedural Anxiety Take-home point: Immersive virtual reality (IVR) use in pediatric patients significantly improved pain and anxiety compared with the control group. Citation: Wong C, Choi K. Effects of an immersive virtual reality intervention on pain and anxiety among pediatric patients undergoing venipuncture: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(2):e230001. Relevance: Poorly managed procedural …

A 3-year-old Boy Falls 1.5 Feet

A 3-year-old boy presents to your urgent care center two hours after taking a fall of approximately 1.5 feet. He is experiencing pain in his elbow, which is swollen. Distal pulses and sensation and grip strength are normal. View the x-ray taken (Figure 1) and consider what your next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.