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Table 4 Frequencies and percentages of correct responses for multiple-choice questions (MCQs) section (n = 87)

From: Acute pain assessment and management in the prehospital setting, in the Western Cape, South Africa: a knowledge, attitudes and practices survey

Multiple-choice questions

n (%)

The most accurate judge of the intensity of the patient’s pain is: The patient*.

69 (79.3%)

The correct wording when using the Numeric Rating Scale is: Can you give your pain a score between 0 & 10 with 0 being no pain and 10 the worst imaginable pain.

57 (65.5%)

Effective management of acute pain is a fundamental component of: Quality patient care.

55 (63.2%)

Pain is believed to play a major part in the activation of the ‘stress’ response to injury, leading to all the below, EXCEPT: Decreased coagulability.

24 (27.6%)

With regards to pain, all the following descriptors are applicable EXCEPT: Always associated with actual tissue damage.

20 (23.0%)

  1. *Correct responses for each statement indicated in bold