Definition
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.” Pain can be identified as either acute or chronic. Acute pain is a predicted response to a noxious mechanical, thermal, or chemical stimulus such as trauma or surgery and is often responsive to appropriately adjusted analgesics (Nicholson 2003) Pain is defined as “chronic” when it persists for at least 3 months or lasts longer than healing would normally occur (Nicholson 2003).
Preexisting Condition
Trauma
Physical trauma is an injury to the body as a result of blunt force, penetrating trauma, or controlled trauma such as that resulting from surgery. Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for those below the age of 45 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 75 % of those who suffer...
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Braun, E.E., Khan, T.W., Campbell, S.M. (2015). Acute Pain Management in Trauma. In: Papadakos, P.J., Gestring, M.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Trauma Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29613-0_495
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