Guest guest Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I have a question I hope will spur some conversation on this bright Monday morning. Part of determining a patient's level of consciousness is their level of alertness. If they are not visibly awake, and they do not respond to voice commands, then it is time to see if pain can elicit a response. My questions are: 1. What is the latest and greatest in how to subject the patient to pain, what is/are the technique(s) and duration of performing the action? 2. Does your agency have this spelled out in protocols or is it just what the medic feels is appropriate? 3. Have you ever seen someone use a test for pain response to determine if the patient is " faking " their symptoms? (and if so, is this addressed in protocol?) 4. For whatever technique(s) you use, do you know of any science that backs up that technique as an appropriate way to actually test for what it is you are testing for? C'mon on now...I haven't been on here in a while, but I really want to see what is being taught and performed now a days. Dudley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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