Pain Medicine: Principles and Assessment

  • Category:

    Pain Assessment.

  • Age Range:

    Age 0-12m (Infant), Age 01y-11y (Child), Age 12y-18y (Adolescent), Age 18y+ (Young Adult).

  • Tags:

    Pain assessment.

  • Type of Document:

    Pain Assessment Protocol.

  • Type of Pain:

    All types of pain.

  • Author:

    Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA

The purpose of this policy is to standardize the approach to pain assessment and reassessment with common philosophy and utilization of validated developmentally appropriate tools.