Rating Pain
Divakar recently posted that when he was in the emergency room he was asked to rate the pain he was feeling. He went with a 4 or 5. With that rating, he did not receive immediate attention. I would have commented on his blog, but sadly comments are turned off. My wife's uncle has been in the medical field approximately 15 years as a paramedic. One of the pieces of information I've picked up from listening to his many anecdotes is that when asked to rate pain on a scale of 1 to 10, people in pain that requires immediate attention always seem to say their pain rates an 11. So much so, that that is the answer they're looking for. Therefore, if you're ever asked this question, and you want to be seen / get drugs immediately, you should always say, "My pain is an 11."
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