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At Just 4 Kids, your child’s comfort and well-being are of the utmost importance to us. Our mission is to create a welcoming, stress-free environment that eases the anxieties often associated with medical visits.
We use a variety of innovative, kid-friendly treatments and techniques to ensure your child’s experience is as pleasant and pain-free as possible. From playful distractions to advanced medical tools designed for children, we are committed to making healthcare a positive experience for your family.
One of our most popular tools is Buzzy, a device that resembles a toy bee or ladybug. This incredible tool vibrates at a high frequency, effectively overwhelming nerve pathways and replacing the sharp pain of an injection with a soothing vibration. Buzzy is highly effective and frequently requested by our young patients. By transforming a potentially painful experience into a manageable one, Buzzy helps reduce the fear and anxiety associated with injections.
To further enhance the comfort of our young patients, we offer KindVR, a virtual reality system specifically designed for children in medical settings. KindVR provides various software programs that distract children during procedures, significantly reducing the need for sedation and restraint. The VR activities are soothing and comforting, keeping children safe and happy throughout their treatment. This cutting-edge technology transforms medical procedures into engaging and less intimidating experiences.
We understand that moving from one part of the clinic to another can be intimidating for children. To make this transition more enjoyable, we sometimes transport patients in a remote-controlled jeep. This fun and engaging method helps reduce anxiety and makes the journey from the exam room to the X-ray suite a delightful adventure.
For children requiring breathing treatments, we offer special nebulizers with built-in toys. These interactive devices engage and distract children during the treatment, making the process more enjoyable. For example, the Interactive Lego Building Block Compressor Nebulizer provides a fun and educational activity while delivering essential respiratory therapy, which can last up to 20 minutes.
Distraction is a simple yet effective technique for supporting children in stressful clinical situations. We use various holding and supporting techniques and engaging distractions like Disney+ on large-screen TVs and special iPad stands. These tools help block the view of scary medical procedures and distract children with their favorite games, programs, or movies, making the experience much more manageable.
In our Idaho Falls clinic, we use nitrous oxide—commonly known as laughing gas—to reduce anxiety in children. This safe and effective method has a rapid onset and recovery with minimal side effects. We allow children to select a flavored scent for the mask, often turning the experience into a fun and laughter-filled one.
Weighted blankets are a simple but effective way to comfort and reduce anxiety in children. We have weighted blankets available in every clinic, including fun tortilla blankets for swaddling or “burrito-ing” during procedures. These blankets provide warmth and reassurance, helping to create a calming environment.
Our fun house mirror is strategically placed in front of the scale to make the routine act of getting weighed less intimidating. The distorted reflections almost always trigger smiles and laughter, helping to take the edge off a potentially scary experience.
It may sound surprising, but a little sugar can help decrease pain and discomfort in infants and children. We use sterile sugar water for infants undergoing circumcisions or lab draws and offer Otter Pops and Dum-Dums to older children for the same reason. This simple technique is remarkably effective in providing comfort during medical procedures.
Play is a powerful tool for reducing anxiety and building trust with our young patients. Our medical exams often resemble typical play sessions, but they are actually deliberate and choreographed sequences designed to obtain an accurate medical exam. Our clinics are stocked with Nerf guns, bubble machines, stuffed animals, books, and toys to facilitate this playful approach to healthcare.
For our teenage patients, we offer a soda shop with a customized menu based on local high school colors and various sodas and flavors to mix and match. This special touch is a big hit with our older patients.
We work hard to create a child-friendly environment without being overly childish. Children can follow animal prints on the floor from the waiting room to the exam rooms, each designed with different outdoor-themed murals. Hidden hedgehogs in each scene add an element of fun and discovery. We celebrate every holiday with decorations, play kid-friendly tunes in the waiting rooms, and offer Disney+ on every TV. Our clinics are stocked with water bottles, Capri Suns, fruit snacks, and goldfish. We also provide pediatric gowns, diapers, bottles, binkies, formula, and anything else we can think of to make your child’s visit as comfortable as possible.
Our team at Just 4 Kids does whatever it takes to create a positive experience for our young patients. Schedule an appointment or stop by today to discover how our kid-friendly treatments and techniques can make a difference in your child’s well-being.
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3320 So. 25th East
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404
Phone: (208) 656-1500
Fax: (208) 656-1502
Copyright © 2023 • Just 4 Kids Health
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