Comments on: Pain – the 5th Vital Sign http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/ As life cruises along; vita non est vivere sed valere Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:48:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: azrin http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-12615 azrin Thu, 17 May 2007 17:41:17 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/#comment-12615 Pain is another meaning for more training..endurance or whatever term as deemed fit in the army. What pain? It's all about mind over body..and I agree..sometimes..some people have no feelings towards hurt, physically I mean,...but cry like a baby when the emotional hurt kicks in. Me...I take too much ganja to feel the pain...physical or emotional..especially during times of war. (got my 10 medals to show for it) best wishes azrin @ http://www.azrin.net PS: George..do spread the word about the crime warning... it's true...and I saw the patient the other day....ouch..as if she was coming from a civil warzone! http://www.azrin.net/crime-warning Tell these to your staff! Pain is another meaning for more training..endurance or whatever term as deemed fit in the army. What pain? It’s all about mind over body..and I agree..sometimes..some people have no feelings towards hurt, physically I mean,…but cry like a baby when the emotional hurt kicks in.

Me…I take too much ganja to feel the pain…physical or emotional..especially during times of war. (got my 10 medals to show for it)

best wishes

azrin @ http://www.azrin.net

PS: George..do spread the word about the crime warning… it’s true…and I saw the patient the other day….ouch..as if she was coming from a civil warzone!

http://www.azrin.net/crime-warning

Tell these to your staff!

]]> By: george http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-12614 george Wed, 16 May 2007 16:31:37 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/#comment-12614 Thanks shah & mama Enrico, welcome. Never realised the situation in US can be quite difficult. Too much redtape, I suppose. Thanks shah & mama

Enrico, welcome. Never realised the situation in US can be quite difficult. Too much redtape, I suppose.

]]> By: mama http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-12610 mama Wed, 16 May 2007 10:21:36 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/#comment-12610 From your article Icame to know what is meant by pain.Very informative. From your article Icame to know what is meant by pain.Very informative.

]]> By: enrico http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-12605 enrico Wed, 16 May 2007 05:54:47 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/#comment-12605 I agree with your post 100%. Pain from trauma or surgery yields no helpful information (unless it is reported far above normal for the situation) and should be eliminated as much as possible. Thankfully, many surgeons now make it standard procedure to inflitrate operative wounds with local anesthesia intraoperatively as an adjunct to PCAs and other systemic analgesic remedies. Alas, here in the US, defensive medicine and fear of litigation almost always makes it harder for patients who truly need pain medication to get it or get enough of it, having to jump through too many hoops while suffering in the meantime. I agree with your post 100%. Pain from trauma or surgery yields no helpful information (unless it is reported far above normal for the situation) and should be eliminated as much as possible. Thankfully, many surgeons now make it standard procedure to inflitrate operative wounds with local anesthesia intraoperatively as an adjunct to PCAs and other systemic analgesic remedies.

Alas, here in the US, defensive medicine and fear of litigation almost always makes it harder for patients who truly need pain medication to get it or get enough of it, having to jump through too many hoops while suffering in the meantime.

]]> By: shah http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-12600 shah Tue, 15 May 2007 04:47:29 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/05/14/pain-the-5th-vital-sign/#comment-12600 Very informative entry, George. I have to agree with the statement in the last paragraph - it's indeed sad to sometimes see consultants doing ward rounds with the junior staff members without ever addressing or talking to these patients. Very informative entry, George.

I have to agree with the statement in the last paragraph – it’s indeed sad to sometimes see consultants doing ward rounds with the junior staff members without ever addressing or talking to these patients.

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