Pain scales

Pain scales

1. PAIN SCALE AND ITS TYPES QURATULAIN MUGHAL BATCH IV DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY ISRA UNIVERSITY

2. Pain scale A  pain scale  measures a  patient 's  pain  intensity or other features. Pain scales are based on self-report, observational (behavioral), or physiological data. Self-report is considered primary and should be obtained if possible. Pain scales are available for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, seniors, and persons whose communication is impaired. Pain assessments are often regarded as "the 5th  Vital Sign "

3. Examples of pain scales 1 . INFANT: Premature Infant Pain Profile; Neonatal/Infant Pain Scale 2. CHILD: Faces Pain Scale – Revised Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale Coloured Analogue Scale FLACC  (Face Legs Arms Cry Consolability Scale) CHEOPS (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale) 3 . ADULT: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS) Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS) Brief Pain Inventory

4. FACES PAIN SCALE – REVISED It is a self-report measure of pain intensity developed for children.  It was adapted from the Faces Pain Scale to make it possible to score the sensation of pain on the widely accepted 0-to-10 metric

5. FLACC SCALE The  Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale  or  FLACC scale  is a measurement used to assess  pain  for  children  between the ages of 2 months and 7 years or individuals that are unable to communicate their pain. The scale is scored in a range of 0–10 with 0 representing no pain. The scale has five criteria, which are each assigned a score of 0, 1 or 2

6. FLACC SCALE

7. BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY BPI rapidly assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning. The BPI has been translated into dozens of languages, and it is widely used in both research and clinical settings. The BPI is available in two formats:  BPI short form , which is used for clinical trials and is the version used for the foreign-language translations; and BPI long form , which contains additional descriptive items that may be clinically useful (for example, items that expand the possible descriptors of pain, such as burning, tingling, etc.)

8. WONG-BAKER FACES PAIN RATING SCALE