Mothers told how children were sampled for coronavirus: the trauma lasted a long time

The experiences are different

Mother Carolina said she tested the boy in June. “The child will be 4 years old in October, we did a study on admission to the hospital. A few days ago I told you about what will be done in the mobile spot, because the smear itself has already been taken several times. I showed them something like an ear plug, inserted into my nose and throat. I asked him if he was not afraid, I said he was not afraid. But when he went to the place and saw the people standing dressed as from outer space, the boy began to scream that he did not want, he turned around. I was sitting on my knees, but I ran away, we had to endure the force and do everything as quickly as possible. It was terrifying for both the boy and me, ”the woman shared his memories.

According to her, this event has been ingrained in the child’s memory for a long time. “Now that she is going to the doctor for an exam, she is very scared. For example, when a cardiogram had to be done, the mission was impossible. The boy was kicking, shouting throughout the clinic, my two sisters and I were. mother.

Another mother, Rugilė, whose daughter is 5 years old, shared a slightly different experience. “Before the first exam, I told him that it would tickle my mouth and nose, I told him that nothing would really hurt, just tickle. Because she did it alone (neither I nor my dad did it), she panicked a bit when she left, but there were very pretty women, she spoke, called her by her name and did not hesitate any longer. After the investigation, she said she got a lot of tickling on her nose and laughed that nothing terrible. The other two times we were already doing the whole family, there was no fear or stress, ”said the woman.

Mama Karolina, unfortunately, could not share such a pleasant experience. “I have three children in total. There will be a son for almost six, a daughter for four and a little boy for three in November. We conducted the survey on August 8 with daughter. The need for the study was based on the fact that we had than being in a hospital. The daughter had anesthesia with her anesthesia, which was a necessary examination for both of them a couple of days ago. This is definitely not a pleasant procedure. It was necessary to support the girl through violence, and I would attribute it to a trauma … The daughter still has medical fears, ”said the mother.

Advises traveling in two

The famous mother Erika Purauskytė also began researching her children about the coronavirus. Her daughters were two and three at the time. “It was in March that the pandemic just started. She had just returned from Thailand. At first one daughter got sick, then me and then another. They all went up to 41. We knew all the symptoms of the coronavirus. There were no mobile outlets at the time, and it turned out that the adult department was not licensed to study children and the children’s department was not licensed to study adults. We couldn’t sleep in a room, we had to separate. But you realize that children are too young to separate. So we waited for the mobile outlets to open. I was the first at that time with the little kids on the first day. The doctor was more afraid of us than of the children, they said, ”said Erika.

She drove alone to the mobile station with the girls. The sample was taken for her first, then for the smallest. “When I arrived, I couldn’t open the windows, I got into the car seats, I pulled that little girl so I could sit on my knees, I was definitely crying. The sample was taken with thick sticks. Granola Seeing all this, she got so scared that she fell under the seat and I couldn’t scratch her in any way. When I turned around, I tried to pull it out. Somehow I took it off, twisted those sticks out the window and took them, ”said the woman. Fortunately, the girls quickly forgot about everything and it had no lasting effect.

For other parents, Erika advises two adults to drive, one to drive and the other to be with the child. “It just came to our knowledge then. Because the child needs to be held. Her head should be pressed against her chest, it should be held behind her forehead so that she does not forget, it will be easier for her and the medical staff

The youngest was a baby

Irina, who has been taking samples since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, said the procedure itself is a bit different for both adults and children. “Of course, we need to talk to the children more, because they are afraid of seeing us in such scary costumes. I’ll ask what the name is, how old. I smile despite seeing only my eyes. I try to do everything during the game. I ask you to show your tongue, your throat. I first take a sample from my mouth. The hardest part is the nose, ”said the woman.

According to her, talking to beginners is not difficult. They work hard and usually have no problems. Meanwhile, younger children need the support of their parents. “The little ones have to sit on their knees, their mother has to help me, listen to instructions. I’m not really going to hurt those kids, I have four too, I know what they are like. But we don’t put too many sticks on the children, their noses are small, in different ways. There will be no good through pain and strength. On the other hand, you can see if the parents are preparing the child. She needs to be told that it won’t hurt too much, and that’s no lie, she’s tickling here. That requires preparing the child, ”said Irina.

Another important aspect is that neither the mother nor the father are afraid of the procedures. “If the mother takes it, she says that the tickling, the child will not have any problem either, if the mother feels scared she will pass it on to the children. You have to tell the child that she will receive a prize or something later, ”said the interlocutor.

Remember that you once thought you would not take a sample. “It was an exceptional case, the boy had an autism spectrum disorder. He was very aggressive. Mom was determined not to be successful. I spoke to him, but he didn’t notice. We tried, we tried and finally, after 10-15 minutes, we managed to take it well. It took a lot of patience. Because the exam is usually taken very quickly, it doesn’t take even 30 seconds, “said Irina.

The youngest child who had to do the study was only 4-6 months old. “It was at the airport, at the beginning of the quarantine, when everyone had to be controlled. His nose was so small that I thought the stick wouldn’t even interfere. But we didn’t take anything with us, ”the woman smiled.

You agree that sometimes it is even easier with children than with adults. “The latter have many complaints, and the children are trying, they want to appear, especially the primary ones. They really need to be praised for that, ”said Irina.