Name:
Bristol Bay: Helping Hands Program Pain Scale
Definition:
This pain scale is a modification of the Wong-Baker Face scale designed for
use with Alaska Native patients who were unable to relate to the faces/expressions
on the original scale.
Category:
Clinical Care Tools - Pain Management
Source:
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
Helping Hands Program
PO Box 130
Dillingham, AK 99576
Contact:
Bob Swope
bswope@bbahc.org
How the grantee used this instrument:
The pain scale was distributed to the patient by a nurse when patient was
accepted into the program. During visits, patient and caregiver could use
the scale
to explain level of pain. When the nurse couldn't visit, the scale was a useful
tool for pain assessment over the telephone.
Keywords:
pain measures, pain assessment
To use this tool:
You may print and copy this tool for your own use from this
site. Please credit source.
References:
Developed specifically for this project by the project team.
To view this tool:
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Posted August 2003
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation overview page
# BBAHC5, type:pain_management
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