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One of the most common painful procedures in Pediatrics, including in Emergency, is venipuncture. The WHO and several Pediatric Societies advocate improving the approach to pain and anxiety in children in a medical environment. In the last fifty years many studies have been carried out on the prevention and treatment of anxiety and pain in medical procedures in children. In pediatric emergencies punctures for blood analysis are the primary cause of pain, followed by angiocatheterisms . Venipuncture is one of the most feared, distressing and painful invasive procedures in Pediatrics . Owing to a natural fear of needles, almost all children feel anxiety before and during venipuncture, and also pain . Traumatic experiences connected with venipuncture can produce extreme anxiety. Treatment and prevention of pain and anxiety in children are important for their immediate well-being and future development , including harmful effects on the immune and neurological system, behavior and mental health . Painful experiences in early childhood, their frequency and recall can maintain the negative effects . Unfortunately, the management of pain and anxiety in children in health centers is not always good, so this subject needs more research and knowledge