Explain the difference between pain and nociception
What will be an ideal response?
Pain and nociception are not synonymous. Nociception is the body's neurophysiologic detection of tissue trauma by nociceptors and the process of transmission of signals of the tissue injury within the nervous system. Nociception is not a conscious process. The process of nociception is influenced by an individual's age, general health, and genetics. An individual must have conscious awareness to experience pain. Pain cannot exist apart from consciousness and cannot be objectively measured.
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You should splint an open soft-tissue injury to an extremity because:
A) most patients do not keep the extremity still when asked to do so. B) most open soft-tissue injuries are associated with a fracture. C) splinting is an excellent means of providing relief from pain. D) motion of the extremity may disrupt the blood-clotting process.