Please follow the instructions before use
How to Use NeedleCalm™ Needle Desensitising Pads
How to Use a NeedleCalm™ Adhesive Pad
- When you receive your box of NeedleCalm pads, store in the fridge ready for first use. The adhesive pads need to be refrigerated at least 4 hours prior to use, at a temperature between 2°C to 8°C.
- It is recommended that you use the NeedleCalm™ pad within two minutes once removed from fridge. So make sure you / the patient is ready to commence the procedure. *If travelling to your appointment, it is advised to keep the NeedleCalm™ pad sandwiched between two ice-packs and in a cooler bag.
- Remove protective backing from either side of the NeedleCalm™ pad, ensuring it’s sticking snuggly onto the skin with the spikes. Apply the NeedleCalm™ device only moments before needle insertion and press the NeedleCalm™ device firmly during needle insertion.
- Do not move or remove NeedleCalm™ until the needle has been removed from the patient. If more than 20 seconds elapse between placement and the needle insertion, remove NeedleCalm™ from the skin and repeat the process. You may need to use a new pad or clean the pad and re-apply once it’s cold.
- Once the procedure is completed, remove the NeedleCalm™ device by gently peeling back silicone tape from skin. Dispose of used NeedleCalm™ device directly into general waste immediately after use. (Indentation of the skin is normal and usually will resolve within an hour.)
- Full instructions are available to download below and are included with each NeedleCalm™ purchase.
NeedleCalm™ Use Disclaimer: Always read the label & follow the directions for use. Prior to use, be sure to read the instructions for use for information regarding intended use, contraindications, warnings, precautions & instructions.
Where, on My Body, can I use NeedleCalm?
A quick visual real on places on your body that you can use the NeedleCalm™ device prior to your needle procedure.
Running time: 29 seconds
NeedleCalm™ Device in Action
Trigger warning – This video contains medical needle procedures.
This is Abigail’s needle success story – This video is an uncut & unedited recording of Abigail’s second needle procedure using NeedleCalm™. Abigail is a 12 year old high-school student who had not had a needle procedure for over four years. Her previous procedure was “horrible” and she had not been back to the GP since. You can read her full story over on our Patient Stories page.
Running time: 54 seconds
