Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 I had this pain scale definition stored on my hard drive. Some of you new folks might benefit from the in-depth explanations. I think it was originally displayed by the SORCE-P group. Jerry/NC ******************************************************************************* 0 - Pain Free - No medication needed. 1 - Very minor annoyance - occasional minor twinges - minor aches to some parts of the body. No medication needed. 2 - Minor annoyance - occasional strong twinges - dull aches to some parts of the body. No medication needed. 3 - Annoying enough to be distracting - Over-the-Counter pain relievers (such as Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen Sodium, Acetaminophen, or topical treatments such as Absorbine or Arthritis Pain relieving rubs) take care of it. 4 - Can be ignored if you are really involved in your work, but still distracting. Mild (over-the-counter) painkillers relieve pain for 3- 4 hours. 5 - Can't be ignored for more than 30 minutes. Mild painkillers (over-the-counter) help somewhat (bring pain level from a 5 to a 3 or 4) for 3-4 hours. 6 - Can't be ignored for any length of time, but you can still go to work and participate in social activities. Stronger painkillers (Ultram, Vicodin, Codeine) reduce pain for 3-4 hours. 7 - Makes it difficult to concentrate, interferes with sleep. You can still function with effort. Stronger painkillers (Ultram, Vicodin, Codeine) are only partially effective. Strongest painkillers relieve pain (Oxycontin, Morphine). 8 - Physical activity severely limited. You can read and converse with effort. Nausea and dizziness set in as factors of pain. Stronger painkillers (Ultram, Vicodin, Codeine) are minimally effective. Strongest painkillers (Oxycontin, Morphine) reduce pain somewhat. 9 - Non-functional for all practical purposes. Cannot concentrate. Physical activities halted. Strongest painkillers (Oxycontin, Morphine) are only partially effective. 10 - Totally non-functional. Crying out or moaning uncontrollably. Strongest painkillers (Oxycontin, Morphine) are only partially Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Jerry, Thanks! That helps me a lot. The silly happy/sad face charts meant nothing to me (you know the ones at all the ERs nowadays). I figured a 10 was something I could not endure. Seems now I have been a 10 a handful of times in my life. thanks, Bert > I had this pain scale definition stored on my hard drive. Some of you new folks might benefit from the in-depth explanations. I think it was originally displayed by the SORCE-P group. > > Jerry/NC > ********************************************************************* ********** > > > 0 - Pain Free - No medication needed. > > 1 - Very minor annoyance - occasional minor twinges - minor aches to > some parts of the body. No medication needed. > > 2 - Minor annoyance - occasional strong twinges - dull aches to some > parts of the body. No medication needed. > > 3 - Annoying enough to be distracting - Over-the-Counter pain > relievers (such as Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen Sodium, > Acetaminophen, or topical treatments such as Absorbine or Arthritis > Pain relieving rubs) take care of it. > > 4 - Can be ignored if you are really involved in your work, but still > distracting. Mild (over-the-counter) painkillers relieve pain for 3- > 4 hours. > > 5 - Can't be ignored for more than 30 minutes. Mild painkillers > (over-the-counter) help somewhat (bring pain level from a 5 to a 3 or > 4) for 3-4 hours. > > 6 - Can't be ignored for any length of time, but you can still go to > work and participate in social activities. Stronger painkillers > (Ultram, Vicodin, Codeine) reduce pain for 3-4 hours. > > 7 - Makes it difficult to concentrate, interferes with sleep. You > can still function with effort. Stronger painkillers (Ultram, > Vicodin, Codeine) are only partially effective. Strongest > painkillers relieve pain (Oxycontin, Morphine). > > 8 - Physical activity severely limited. You can read and converse > with effort. Nausea and dizziness set in as factors of pain. > Stronger painkillers (Ultram, Vicodin, Codeine) are minimally > effective. Strongest painkillers (Oxycontin, Morphine) reduce pain > somewhat. > > 9 - Non-functional for all practical purposes. Cannot concentrate. > Physical activities halted. Strongest painkillers (Oxycontin, > Morphine) are only partially effective. > > 10 - Totally non-functional. Crying out or moaning uncontrollably. > Strongest painkillers (Oxycontin, Morphine) are only partially > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2003 Report Share Posted December 24, 2003 Every time I went to the ER, it was a 7 - 10....sometimes was tempted to tell them it was a 12 it felt so bad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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