In this week s episode of ER , a mother grapples with how to manage her terminally ill child s pain. However, parents and children can use a pain scale with pictures or drawings to help children communicate their degree of pain. The following information was provided by Dr. Page in an interview. Parents should not dismiss their children when they say they are in pain.
Pain can be an important indicator of other problems.
We are coming to learn that pain is not good for the organism. It can be very stressful on the body. Managing the pain is important to facilitate the body s healing processes and tone down the activated state. Children need to be taught how to communicate the level of pain they are experiencing. Unfortunately, we often have to do a lot of guessing and be aware of the possibility they are experiencing pain.