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By ULY CLINIC

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Other Pains

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Other pains may include:

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  • Generalized body ache

  • Joint pain

  • Pain due to local infections

  • Pains due to injury

  • Eye pains

  • Ear pains

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Non-Pharmacological and Pharmacological Treatments

 

For generalized pain give analgesics as in previous section. Advise the patient to rest and make a follow up. For joint, infections, injury, eye and ear pains treat as for main disease. 

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CAUTION: Do not use aspirin for abdominal pain or if a patient is vomiting or has nausea and do not use aspirin in children. Patients with peptic ulcers should not be given acetic salicylic acid tablet. 

 

Referral: 

 

Refer patients to Tertiary care for:

  • Children with moderate and acute severe pain

  • No response to oral pain control

  • Uncertain diagnosis

  • All acute abdominal pain accompanied by vomiting and no passing of stool

  • Pain requiring definitive treatment for the underlying disease

  • Pain requiring strong opioids

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Updated on, 26.10.2020

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References

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1. STG page number 3-4

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