Hull Royal Infirmary launches its first children's animated video
A hospital has launched an animated video to help explain procedures to children with special educational needs and disabilities.Staff at Hull Royal Infirmary worked alongside animation company Get Animated Medical to create a video about going for an electroencephalogram (EEG), which involves attaching sensors to measure brain activity.Called Unseen Buddies Episode 1 - Going for an EEG, the video features a friendly character called Sparky to help illustrate the test.The paediatric team is hoping the video will be the first in a series, guiding young people and their families through their healthcare journeys, including MRI scans, blood tests and coming to hospital.
Dr Sandhya Jose, consultant in paediatric medicine for NHS Humber Health Partnership, said anxieties can be "heightened among children with additional needs or disabilities" as they can "find it more difficult to understand what's happening".She said: "Being able to provide them with clear information which they can take in in their own time, in their own way, can really help to calm and reassure children, and enable us as health professionals to get the best out of their time in clinic with us."Feedback from families who use their services was taken into account when making the video, Dr Jose added.
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