Question

A 5-year-old boy has come to the emergency room with a complaint of abdominal pain. However, he is not communicative and he either does not talk or he answers your questions with only a word or two. Describe the techniques you should employ to open him up and obtain the information you need. If these techniques are unsuccessful, what other methods may help you to obtain relevant information regarding this patient?

Answer 1

i would try calmly talking to him, personally getting to know him more so he could open up to me about it. if that doesn't work i'd try making him laugh by making silly faces and using toys.