u/Lorazepudding

I'm an RN that just moved to a new ED with a huge proportion of pediatric patients (my last 2 years in the ED rarely saw kids - children's hospital 15 min away). I had an experience recently where I needed to help hold a toddler very still for a procedure (it took 4 of us!) and after it was all said and done I noticed there was a small light bruise where I was holding. That shook me up when I noticed. I apologized profusely, and the parents were very understanding, but I'm wondering what could have been done to prevent this. The provider did not want to sedate any more than we already had, maybe some kind of padding under my hands? I don't know.

How can I prevent this from happening again?