C-FL; how to make blood tests easier - University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital

Parent Advisory Board

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview

MAPS AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Phone (toll-free):
888-KIDS-UMN
(888-543-7866)

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Street Address:
500 Harvard Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Mailing Address:
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

RIVERSIDE CAMPUS

Street Address:
2312 S 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Mailing Address:
2450 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

University of Minnesota
Physicians

Tips To Make Blood Tests Easier, For Your Child

Talk to a Child-Family Life Specialist about preparation, comfort holds and distraction/coping items listed below:

-Play I spy
-Squeeze mom or dad’s hand
-Count
-Imagine being some place else
-Sing a song
-Squeeze a ball
-Look at a Kaleidoscope
-Tell a joke
-Take deep breaths
-Blow bubbles