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Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
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Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
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480 Only ongoing pain of a continuing or episodic nature is to be considered.
481 Table B1: Pain does not include:
a) temporary pain; or
b) speculation of future pain that has not yet manifested itself.
482 In Table B1: Pain, VAPS means ‘visual analogue pain scale’, with 0 being no pain, and 10 being the worst pain ever experienced.
Table B1: Pain
| 0 | No pain experienced.<br>VAPS = 0 | | 1 | Intermittent attacks of pain of nuisance value only.<br>Can be ignored when activity commences.<br>VAPS = 1-2 | | 2 | Intermittent attacks of pain.<br>Not easily tolerated, but short-lived.<br>Pain responds fairly readily to treatment (for example, analgesics, anti-inflammatory medications).<br>VAPS = 3-4 | | 3 | Episodes of pain more persistent.<br>Not easily tolerated.<br>Treatment, if available, of limited benefit.<br>VAPS = 5-6 | | 4 | Pain occurring most of the time.<br>Restrictions on activity.<br>Resistant to treatment.<br>VAPS = 7-8 | | 5 | Pain continuous and severe.<br>Preventing activity.<br>Uncontrolled by medication.<br>VAPS = 9-10 |