The Assessment of Acute Pain in Pre-Hospital Care Using Verbal Numerical Rating and Visual Analogue Scales

Ismail AK 1 , Abdul Ghafar MA 1 , Shamsuddin NS 1 , Roslan NA 1 , Kaharuddin H 1 , Nik Muhamad NA 1

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  • 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Emerg Med, 2015 Sep;49(3):287-93.
PMID: 26022936 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.02.043

Abstract

Prehospital care (PHC) pain evaluation is an essential patient assessment to be performed by paramedics. Pain intensity is frequently assessed using Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS) or Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

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