1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://www.kotaku.com.auraejohnstonhttps://www.kotaku.com.au/author/raejohnston/iPad Games Are Just As Good As Sedatives For Kids In Surgeryrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YWLWrodk51"><a href="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/08/ipad-games-are-just-as-good-as-sedatives-for-kids-in-surgery/">iPad Games Are Just As Good As Sedatives For Kids In Surgery</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/08/ipad-games-are-just-as-good-as-sedatives-for-kids-in-surgery/embed/#?secret=YWLWrodk51" width="600" height="338" title="“iPad Games Are Just As Good As Sedatives For Kids In Surgery” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="YWLWrodk51" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Allowing children to use iPads to distract them before surgery requiring general anaesthesia is as effective at lowering their anxiety as conventional sedatives, new research has shown. Not only that, but the parent’s anxiety is lowered too — and the anaesthesia works better.https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/16/pgroup-googlepublishercentre-kotbrandmark.png?quality=7510001080