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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]oh, and another thing I noticed - Bloodwork is much more a part of routine care with children in Europe
Than in the US. because omg the child is going to scream!![/quote]

scratches head...Why is bloodwork a part of standard care there? No reason to do blood draws in kids unless they're presenting with some condition that would warrant it. Can't imagine ordering blood draws on a healthy little one.[/quote]

so that you could rule out serious conditions perhaps? doctors can leukemia in young “healthy” ’children during regular checkups through routine bloodwork.

but yeah,  knocking children unconscious so that dentist can work at peace on their baby teeth while not doing regular bloodwork because omg the finger prick makes a lot of sense. [/quote]

DS Pediatrician drew blood for the first time when he was 6. We were in for continual stomach pain, we had been in once before and were back for a second visit. The Doctor did a full exam, checked if his organs were enlarged with a physical touch and decided to draw blood to check for other possible problems. DS handled it fine but it was his first blood draw and it happened after the Doctor could not identify the problem through other means. We thought it was more anxiety based on something happening at school but felt we should make darn sure that it wasn't medical. We tested for strep, only because it was going around (no fever, no rash, no signs in the throat) and it turned out he had strep (or might be a carrier who doesn't get sick even though he has strep). We treated the strep, winter break happened and the stomach problems went away.

So yeah, Doctors will order blood draws when needed. Most 6 year olds don't need a blood draw and I am sure that the Doctor would rather avoid them because they don't want kids to be scared to go to the Doctor.

And we did "knock our child out" to have four cavities filled when he was 3. Our dentist identified the cavities, we went to a pediatric dentist who confirmed the cavities. We could have gone for four fillings and hope that the gas worked for the 3 year old or we could "knock him out" and get all four filled once. We brushed his teeth twice a day, no dream feeds, lots of water, juice only at breakfast. He had been going to the dentist since he was 2. He happens to have soft teeth and was prone to cavities. It sucked but we were not going to all cavities to continue to grow and going back to the dentist four times and exposing him to the gas struck us as excessive. He also had sealant put on his teeth.  But that is what the Dentist, a trained medical professional, recommended and that recommendation was confirmed by a second dentist.

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