Reducing the pain of intramuscular benzathine penicillin injections in the rheumatic fever population of <scp>C</scp>ounties <scp>M</scp>anukau <scp>D</scp>istrict <scp>H</scp>ealth <scp>B</scp>oard

Abstract

This study demonstrates a clinically important reduction in the subjective experience of pain when two analgesic interventions were offered with IM delivery of benzathine penicillin. These pain reduction strategies have been popular in the RF population of CMDHB with a 71% uptake and a corresponding reduction in pain and fear.