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Pain Rating Scale

 

Nonverbal Indicators of Pain

Distressed facial expressions	Behavior-frowning
Grimacing	Expressions of fear
Sadness	Inability to keep hands still
Rocking	Massaging
Tightly shutting lips	Thrashing
Tightly closed eyes	Immobilizing
Biting	Rubbing
Special position/posture	Blinking eyes
Wrinkling forehead	Sweating
Moving head from side to side	Clenching of body part
Pounding	Tearing eyes
Applying pressure/heat/cold	Widely open eyes(staring/gazing)

 

Verbalization/Vocalization Behaviors Assciated with Pain

Groaning	Moaning
Crying	Noisy breathing
Grunting	Sighing
Gasping	Screaming
Outbursts

 
 
 

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