When Don took his daughter Laura to the doctor for a tetanus shot, he instructed her to look at his face and count backward from 10 as the nurse injected the needle into her arm. Which strategy of pain control was Don using with his daughter?

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Don was using distraction as a pain control strategy by instructing his daughter to count backward from 10 and look at his face while the injection was being given. This helped to take her attention away from the pain of the injection.

When Don Took His Daughter Laura to the Doctor for a Tetanus