Which person is most likely to receive adequate pain control in the emergency department?
2-year-old Caucasian male
+18-year-old African American female college student
+24-year-old Caucasian male athlete
+30-year-old Caucasian male with retardation
+80-year-old Hispanic grandmother
Certain patients including minorities, those at the extremes of age, and those with diminished cognitive function are more at risk for inadequate pain control. In addition, there is also a tendency to undertreat pain in women.