Clowning around in OT
In BBC News lately,An Italian study shows having clowns in the operating room can ease anxiety - at least among child patients.
Clowns from the Theodora Foundation are active in 89 hospitals around the world, including eight in the UK.
These Patch Adam wannabe is said been successfully distracted children aged five to 12 years while they were put under anaesthesia for surgery.
Distraction helps, yes. But having a clown in the OT is over doing it! They are many many other ways to distract a child before we put him/her under (the anaesthesia).
Does anybody out there really wants a clown by your or your children's side in the OT before and after the surgery??
Tell me your view please.
posted by LT @ 10:39 PM
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1 Comments:
hahhaah, I can't help but to laugh when I read this.. having clowns inside the OR to ease anxiety? Aiyak.. really overdoing it lah.. There are so many other ways to ease anxiety...
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