AboutKidsHealth: Find out about acute pain and how it is assessed and treated from birth through to the teen years. read more
Acute pain is pain related to injuries or illness. This pain serves as a warning signal for the body to stop the harm. Acute pain gets better and finally goes away when the injury heals, the illness resolves, or the symptoms of a chronic, long-standing disease become controlled.
AboutKidsHealth: Find out about acute pain and how it is assessed and treated from birth through to the teen years. read more