Pain measurement in young children
For children who are old enough to speak and understand sufficiently, these useful tools can help them communicate information for measuring their pain. Here’s how to use each one.
Visual analog scale
A visual analog pain scale is simply a straight line with the phrase “no pain” at one end and the phrase “the most pain possible” at the other. Children who understand the concept of a continuum can mark the spot on the line that corresponds to the level of pain they feel.
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