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Acute PainFremantle Hospital and Health Service provides an Acute Pain Service for patients which is part of the Department of Anaesthesia. Anaesthetists are doctors who give anaesthetics but also specialise in pain control. A member of the Acute Pain Service will visit you daily when you are on a specialised form of pain control, e.g. an epidural infusion or patient controlled analgesia device, to ensure that you are getting good pain relief. An anaesthetist is also available 24 hours a day if there is a problem with your pain management. If you are coming to the hospital on the same day as your surgery, you will have an opportunity to talk to the anaesthetist before your operation. For Clients
PainPatients are often concerned about the pain they may experience after surgery. The level of pain is affected by many factors such as the type of surgery, general health, emotions, medications and chronic pain conditions.The aim throughout your hospital stay will be keeping your pain level to one that is acceptable to you. This will allow you to cough, mobilise and recuperate without undue pain. Techniques utilised during your hospital stay will change as your pain improves and these will be adjusted according to your needs. Pain is an individual experience and it is important you are actively involved in the management of your pain. Prior to admission it is important to inform hospital staff of any chronic pain conditions you may have, medications and/or techniques you may use at home to relieve pain or previous allergies/side-effects you have experienced with pain relieving medications.
Acute Pain ServiceWard nursing staff are trained in managing your pain and will always be your first point of contact. For mild or moderate levels of pain they will give you pain medication regularly or as required.Severe (acute) pain is controlled using more specialised techniques. Your ward nurse will continue to manage your progress and the Acute Pain Service will advise in providing and monitoring these techniques. What can I do to help my pain control?After surgery, you will be asked frequently about your pain level. Many people think that telling others they are in pain means that they are complaining or being a nuisance. Your own report of your pain is the best way for the doctors and nurses to know how well your treatment is working and whether to make any changes.You will be asked to score your pain on a scale between 0 and 10. A score of 0 would be no pain, 5 moderate and 10 the worst pain imaginable. As pain may change with what you are doing, you will be asked to give one pain score when you are resting and one when you are moving around. | |||
| Location: B Block, Level 5, Alma Street Fremantle, Western Australia | |||
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| Approved Date 09-10-2008 15:52 | |||
| Approved By WEB MNGR (CONTENT) | |||
| Author WEB MNGR (CONTENT) | |||