Özet:

7his study has been carried out great order to examine the effects of the application of cream EMLA and educational preparation of children. who are in 7- 12 age group. In the alleviation of the pain caused by 1M injection. 7fie study has been planned as an experimental researcher. and study sample corısisted of 48 children. 16 of them received the educational preparation. 16 of both received cream EMLA application and the rest 16 conprised of 8 girls and 8 boys who are in the age groups of 7-9 and 10-12. Permission was obtained _fro► the mothers of children. Crcam EMLA was applied an Imir before the 1m injection and the area was covered with plastic strip. The children who are in the educational preparation group were informed by a brochure. pictures and were quided to apply injection on a baby toy. 711 children who received no preparation were considered as control group. In the collection of the dala, the Visual Analog Scale VAS was implinated. The children scored their VAS just after their 1M injections. Evenj clıild scored the scale 3 ti►es to ablaM a mean pain score. In the analysis of the data. The House of Man Whitney-U. Clıi-Square and Knıskal Wallis were applied. As a restılt of the evaluation. There was no difference among the average scores of the groups of cream EMLA. and teaching. and control. Accordingly . it has been determineel that cream EMLA application is especially effective in the 7-12 age group in the clıildren's educational preparation for injection. Introduction