Initial Pain Assessment Tool B3. Pain Distress Scales B4. Memorial Pain Assessment Card B5. Pain Experience History B6. Present eight crayons or markers to the child.
Suggested colors are yellow, orange, red, green, blue, purple, brown, and black.
For convenience, the word hurt is used here, but whatever term the child uses should be substituted. Which phrase is chosen will depend on the child's experience and what the child is able to understand. Some children may be able to imagine much worse pain than they have ever had, while other children can only understand what they have experienced. Of course, some children may have experienced the worst pain they can imagine. Ask the child to color the body outlines where he hurts, using the colors he has chosen to show how much it hurts.