Pain treatment pocket tools have been developed by experts in the field to provide quick reference for health professionals.
The Analgesic Reference Guide from the University of Kansas Hospital and the Pain Management Pocket Tool developed by the Massachusetts Pain Initiative in cooperation with the American Cancer Society each provide key information on asingle tri-fold sheet. Features include:
- Principles of pain management
- Management of breakthrough pain
- Management of opioid side effects
- Non-opioid adjuvant analgesic drugs
- Pain assessment tool
- Equianalgesia chart
> Download the Analgesic ReferenceGuide (PDF download)
> Download the Pain Management Pocket Tool (PDF download)
You may also request 5 tools mailed to you at no charge by emailing Virginia.Newell-Stokes@bhs.org. To receive more than five, the cost is $1 a tool (order form here, PDF Download).
TARGET Chronic Pain
The TARGET Chronic Pain pocket card from the American Pain Foundation provides an overview of pain assessment and management focused largely on the TARGET mnemonic:
Talk to your patients about their pain
Ask about current treatments
Rate Pain intensity and get details
Get details about breakthrough Pain
Evaluate limitations on activity
Treat side effects
> Download the TARGET ChronicPain pocket card (PDF download)