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Comparison of the efficacy of ShotBlocker and cold spray in reducing intramuscular injection-related pain in adults

A prospective, randomized, controlled trial

Sedat Bilge, Attila Aydin, Cem Gun, Hasan Aldinc, Yahya A. Acar, Serpil Yaylaci, Orhan Cinar and Veysel Balci
Saudi Medical Journal October 2019, 40 (10) 996-1002; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.10.24322
Sedat Bilge
From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Attila Aydin
From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Cem Gun
From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hasan Aldinc
From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Yahya A. Acar
From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • For correspondence: [email protected]
Serpil Yaylaci
From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Orhan Cinar
From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Veysel Balci
From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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vol. 40 no. 10 996-1002
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.10.24322
PubMed 
31588477

Published By 
Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received June 25, 2019
  • Accepted September 15, 2019
  • Published online October 1, 2019.

Copyright & Usage 
Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Author Information

  1. Sedat Bilge, MD,
  2. Attila Aydin, MD,
  3. Cem Gun, MD,
  4. Hasan Aldinc, MD,
  5. Yahya A. Acar, MD⇑,
  6. Serpil Yaylaci, MD,
  7. Orhan Cinar, MD and
  8. Veysel Balci, MD
  1. From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Bilge, Acar), Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara; from the Department of Aesthetics (Aydin), Miaclinics Health & Beauty Clinic, Metropol İstanbul Residence Tower, Atasehir, Istanbul; and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Gun, Aldinc, Yaylaci, Cinar, Balci) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Yahya A. Acar, Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: yahyaacar{at}gmail.com ORCIDF ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9572-5738
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Saudi Medical Journal Oct 2019, 40 (10) 996-1002; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.10.24322

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Saudi Medical Journal Oct 2019, 40 (10) 996-1002; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.10.24322
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