[Megan Myles]

#89899

At Tygerberg we don’t specifically use any tools although most people are aware of the faces scale. It is very unfortunate that there isnt a standardised method and awareness for assessing for pain as I think we often underestimate pain and don’t offer many ways to lessen the pain of procedures.

I think it would take a little bit of investment to make a big difference to the children we treat

[Sue Boucher]

#90346

Thanks for sharing, Megan. Pain assessment is so important and there are several good tools that can be used. Is it something that you could perhaps introduce into the paeds department or possibly speak to whoever is in charge? We’d be happy to support you.

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