Self‐reported Pain Scores in the Emergency Department: Lack of Association with Vital Signs

A. Marco, Catherine; C. Plewa, Michael; Buderer, Nancy; Hymel, Gregory; S. Cooper, Jeffrey

doi:10.1197/j.aem.2006.04.015

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Self‐reported Pain Scores in the Emergency Department: Lack of Association with Vital Signs

Published in Academic Emergency Medicine • Aug 11, 2006

Authors:

Catherine A. Marco

Michael C. Plewa

Nancy Buderer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Some practitioners and investigators have presumed relationships between pain scores and heart rate, blood pressure, or respiratory rate. Previous literature has not adequately addressed the association of pain and vital signs. OBJECTIVES: To identify any association between self-reporte...

Subject

Medicine

Vital signs

Blood pressure

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