Figures & data
Figure 1 Pain Scales.
Notes: At Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC), Staff have a choice among three different scales to assess a child’s pain. The Objective Pain Scale (OPS) is used for children up to 3-years of age or nonverbal children. The Wong-Baker Faces Rating Scale is used for persons age 3 and over, and the Lineal Analog Pain Scale is used for older children and adolescents.
Figure 2 PACU record at CNMC.
Notes: Pain is assessed and a Pain Score documented when the child arrives in PACU (A), upon discharge (B), and every time vital signs are recorded (C). Similar assessments and documentation are made on the Pediatric Flow Sheet for in-patients at minimum every 8-hour shift.
Abbreviations: CNMC, Children’s National Medical Center; PACU, post anesthesia care unit.
Abbreviations: CNMC, Children’s National Medical Center; PACU, post anesthesia care unit.
