From nursery rhymes to AC/DC: Lady Cilento emergency ward uses power of music
ABCThe healing power of music is being harnessed in emergency rooms at Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital to ensure young patients remain settled during procedures. Loading YouTube content Ms Leung said the program followed on from the paediatric music therapy service established at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne more than two decades ago. "Music therapy uses music as a powerful tool to engage different areas of our brain to drive outcomes," Ms Leung told 612 ABC Brisbane's Emma Griffiths. "If children are in an intensive care unit they might respond to the music by looking, stopping crying, settling or want more cuddles with mum and dad," Ms Leung said. "They tell us that they don't need to give as much pain medication as they know the music settles them down," Ms Leung said.
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