PAIN MEASUREMENT SCALE
This tool was originally created with children to help them communicate about their pain. Now it is used around the world with people ages 3 and older, improving assessment so pain management can be addressed.
To use this scale, your doctor should explain that each face shows how a person in pain is feeling. That is, a person may feel happy because he or she has no pain (hurt), or a person may feel sad because he or she has some or a lot of pain.
Face 0 is very happy because he or she doesn't hurt at all.
Face 1 hurts just a little bit.
Face 2 hurts a little more.
Face 3 hurts even more.
Face 4 hurts a whole lot.
Face 5 hurts as much as you can imagine, although you don't have to be crying to feel this bad.
You should point to each face using the words to describe the pain intensity. You should then choose the face that best describes how you feel.
Face 0 is very happy because he or she doesn't hurt at all.
Face 1 hurts just a little bit.
Face 2 hurts a little more.
Face 3 hurts even more.
Face 4 hurts a whole lot.
Face 5 hurts as much as you can imagine, although you don't have to be crying to feel this bad.
You should point to each face using the words to describe the pain intensity. You should then choose the face that best describes how you feel.
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