237 A New Method for Assessing Pain in the Emergency Department

Pain is the most common chief complaint in the emergency department (ED), with up to 78% of patients reporting pain as the primary reason for visiting the ED. The visual analog scale (VAS) and the numeric rating scale (NRS) are the most commonly used tools that assess the severity of pain in the ED, but they do not capture how pain interferes with the patient's daily functions, which is important to guiding pain management. The Brief Pain Inventory, Short Form (BPI-SF) is a validated, self-administered questionnaire designed to assess the severity of pain and the impact of pain on the patient's daily functions.

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