Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 FRONT PAGE of THE SUNDAY CAPITAL, polis, MD A new vital sign for doctors: Pain For decades, doctors have checked the same four vital signs of patients: Temperature, blood presure, respiratory pressure and heart rate. Starting tomorrow, most will be checking for a fifth -- PAIN. ........having pain above the level of four (4) begins to interfere with ....recuperation. ...The extent of a patient's pain will also be measured both before and after medication is given tomeasure how well that pain has been aileviated. Opiates such as morphine can be given in large doses safely, Ms. Ulner said, and doctors and patients must be educated of that fact. ...Hospital stays are often short, but the pain oftten remains. The new standards ask doctors to adequately prepare patients to handle their own pain at home. When they go home it should be mangaged just as it was at the hospital. The above is an edited version of the article re JCAHO and was writen by Tim Hyland, Staff Writer for the Capital. Hugs and a pain free minute, Deb Listowner egroups rsd-crps Deb Genatossio Planning Director for American Society for RSD/CRPS (ASRSD/CRPS) PO Box 1397, Abingdon, MD 21009 Toll Free Hotline: 1-866-OUR-PAIN Main Office: (office hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am to 3 pm) online membership: ASRSD_CRPSegroups http://www.americansocietyforrsd-crps.org http://americansocietyforrsd-crps.org/societypages/handbook.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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