CARD
What is CARD™?
CARD™ (C - Comfort, A - Ask, R - Relax, D - Distract) is an evidence-based framework that teaches how to prepare for vaccination.
What are the benefits of CARD™?
- It reduces stress-related reactions, including fear, pain, dizziness and fainting during vaccination.
- It improves the vaccination experience for people receiving a vaccine and for those who support them, such as educators, parents and health care providers.
- It teaches lifelong coping skills that can be used for other stressful situations.
Immunize Canada, the University of Toronto (HELPinKids&Adults), and SickKids (AboutKidsHealth) have created resources to inform and equip educators, parents, and health care providers with evidence-based tools they can use to help people have a better vaccination experience at school or in a clinical setting.
For healthcare professionals and school staff
How can you, as a healthcare professional, help?
- Collaborate with all vaccination partners, such as school staff, parents and caregivers.
- Reinforce learning and practice.
- Remind people of vaccination day.
- Support people’s choices for coping during vaccination.
- Praise and celebrate people for actively participating in their health care.
For more information, visit www.cardsystem.ca.
Use CARD to improve your vaccination experience: QR code
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Vaccination clinic signage (6-page PDF)
Improving the vaccination experience: What health-care providers can say
Planning checklist for health-care providers: Improving the vaccination experience
A guide for health-care providers, with vaccination-day checklist: Improving the vaccination experience
Needle-related fainting: Why does it happen? What to do about it?
Reducing pain with numbing cream for vaccination
Comfort positions: Improving the vaccination experience
Improving the vaccination experience: A guide for school staff
Improving the vaccination experience: Checklist for teachers
For parents and caregivers
Use CARD to improve your vaccination experience: QR code
Improving the vaccination experience: What parents and caregivers can say
Improving the vaccination experience: What parents and caregivers can do
Improving the vaccination experience: How parents and caregivers can act
CARD System handout for school-aged children: Coping with pain and fear around vaccination
CARD System activity for school-aged children: Coping with pain and fear around vaccination
A guide for parents and caregivers: Improving the vaccination experience
Reducing pain with numbing cream for vaccination
Comfort positions: Improving the vaccination experience
Needle-related fainting: Why does it happen? How to prevent it?
C is for Comfort
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A is for Ask
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R is for Relax
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D is for Distraction
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Nervous about getting needles?
The CARD System for coping with fears and anxiety
The CARD System for a better vaccination experience: C is for Comfort
The CARD System for a better vaccination experience: A is for Ask
The CARD System for a better vaccination experience: R is for Relax
The CARD System for a better vaccination experience: D is for Distract
HELPinKids&Adults – CARDTM. Preparing children for school vaccinations: A parent’s guide.
The CARDTM System: Coping with fear and anxiety (for parents and caregivers)
Video | School vaccinations: What you need to know about vaccines at school
Video | School vaccinations: The CARD System: Play your power CARD
Parent video – School vaccinations: Improving the vaccination experience at school