Pain and Comfort Levels During Heel Stick Blood Sampling in Newborns

The ice pack, which has been removed from the deep freezer in advance, should be left at room temperature for 10 minutes, and the hole in the ice pack should be placed on the hook behind the Buzzy® will be placed on the lateral side of the left heel and activated for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, Buzzy® will be pulled up 1 centimetre (cm), and the heel will be punctured with a sterile lancet to collect blood on the Guthrie card. After the heel blood collection procedure, Buzzy® will be pulled back to the punctured heel area and left for another 30 seconds.

"ShotBlocker will be placed on the designated area for collecting the baby's heel blood. After ensuring that the protrusions of the ShotBlocker are in contact, pressure will be applied for 20 seconds.~The heel will be punctured with a sterile lancet in the area designed for applying the ShotBlocker, and the ShotBlocker will be removed from the area. The blood collected will be collected on Guthrie paper."