PAIN SCALES

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Wong-Baker FACES Pain Scale

The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Scale is a simple and effective tool, especially useful for children or patients who may have difficulty with verbal communication. It uses a series of faces to represent increasing levels of pain, allowing patients to choose the face that best describes how they feel.

How to Use the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Scale:

1. It has a series of six faces, ranging from a happy face (representing no pain) to a crying face (representing the worst pain).
2. Point to the face that shows how much pain you have right now.
3. Assign a Score: Each face corresponds to a number:
o Face 0: No pain (score 0)
o Face 1: Hurts a little bit (score 2)
o Face 2: Hurts a little more (score 4)
o Face 3: Hurts even more (score 6)
o Face 4: Hurts a whole lot (score 8)
o Face 5: Hurts worst (score 10)

The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Scale is a quick and intuitive way for patients to express their pain, making it suitable for a wide range of ages and communication abilities.

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