A funny and warped FACES pain scale

33 I laughed when I read this:

Hyperbole and a Half: pain faces

FYI, a small amount of swearing involved.
tooooooo funny!!!!!

SilightlyMental_RN:It is good to see that you are living up to your name. I laughed so hard, I cried. Thanks for sharing.Dave

That was hilarious. I love it.

LOL....that was awesome

Hilarious! I want to print that out for my drug-seeking pts. that constantly rate rate their pain 10/10 with no relief ever and manage to go outside, IV pole and pump in tow to smoke. I wanna be like: this is what 10/10 pain looks like!!!

HAHA! That just made my day! Not even kidding

Next time I do a pain assessment, I'm gonna ask "Is it like you're actively being mauled by a bear?" with a sidelong, eyebrows raised expression on my face. Prolly draw a complaint...

I love it! Probably won't be able to use it at work, though!

I'm currently working a temp job as a occupational nurse and I had a patient collapse in my office. I called 9-1-1 and I kept his as comfortable as I could while we waited. BP was dropping, pain was excruciating, but there was a language barrier as this gentleman was visiting from an Asian country and couldn't speak any of the languages I speak, nor I his. When the paramedics arrived, I said, somewhat jokingly but not entirely, that his pain sure looks like a 10/10 although I can't confirm it - the medic said: if he was 10/10 he'd be beyond cooperative. I asked, 9.5 on 10?

The best ever!!

Quote from jlr820Next time I do a pain assessment, I'm gonna ask "Is it like you're actively being mauled by a bear?" with a sidelong, eyebrows raised expression on my face. Prolly draw a complaint...

Oh yes, I saw this little gem a while ago. Just as funny now as it was then. I did find a poster version of that scale and put it up at the Crossfit gym where I work out. "This is distressing, I don't want this to be happening to me at all" is now the catchphrase of choice when you've just found out exactly what manner of pain the Workout of the Day entails...