Interesting article (by Marco et al), if only to see the subjective reporting of pain scores for various conditions. (check out table 4 in the article for the full pain scores).
BASICS:
retrospective chart review
1229 patients
mean triage pain score for everyone: 7.1
Top 3 (mean pain score in parentheses):
- sickle cell crisis (8.7)
- back/neck/shoulder pain (8.5)
- headache/migraines (8.3)
Other notables
- dental pain (8.1)
- muscle sprain/strain/spasm (7.6)
- fracture/dislocation (7.0)
- chest pain (6.6)
Of course, all this is self-reported, very subjective, confounded by chronic conditions, addiction/dependence, etc. But interesting, nonetheless.
When in doubt, you can also just use this pain scale, too:
References: journal of EM article; picture & original picture origin
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