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Common types of pain scales
Term | Definition |
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Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale: 0 | no hurt |
Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale: 2 | hurts a little bit |
Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale: 4 | hurts little more |
Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale: 6 | hurts even more |
Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale: 8 | hurts whole lot |
Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale: 10 | hurts worst |
Numerical rating pain scale: 0 | none |
Numerical rating pain scale: 1-3 | mild |
Numerical rating pain scale: 4-6 | moderate |
Numerical rating pain scale: 7-10 | severe |
FLACC scale | Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability |
CRIES scale | Crying Requires O2 for Sa02 < 95% Increased vital signs (BP and HR) Expression Sleepless |
CRIES assess: | crying, oxygenation, vital signs, facial expressions, and sleeplessness. It is often used for infants 6 months old and younger and its widely used in neonatal care. |
COMFORT scale involves | alertness, calmness, respiratory distress, crying, physical movement, muscle tone, facial tension, BP, HR baseline |
The McGill Pain Questionnaire | 78 words that describe pain. A person rates their pain by marking the words that most closely match up to their feelings. |
Color analog scale | red: severe pain; yellow: moderate pain; green: comfort |
Mankoski pain scale | using numbers and corresponding pain descriptions |
Brief pain inventory | 15 questions that numerically rate the effect of pain on everyday life. |
Descriptor Differential Scale of Pain Intensity | 12 descriptors placed in the middle of its own line with a plus sign at one end and a minus on the other. |