Robot Therapy in Pediatric Emergency

Emotional Support of a Social Robot at the Pediatric Emergency Department: a Randomized Clinical Trial

The investigators are evaluating if the use of humanoid robots is an optimal distraction strategy in order to produce positive emotional states and facilitate the diagnosis and to reduce treatment time in pediatric age in emergency situations.

Inclusion Criteria:

• children between the ages of 3 and 10 with white, green and yellow triage code

Exclusion Criteria:

• Red triage code
• inadequate knowledge of the Italian language,
• yellow triage code in case of: headache for recent trauma with visual impairment; headache with neck rigidity or vomiting; indifference to the environment; dyspnea and increased respiratory work; intoxication by inhalation of toxic substances; significant trauma to the head with altered state of consciousness.