Words like hurts, stinging, soreness, suicide, dizziness, crying, throw out, uncomfortable, bloatedness were consistently used by children who rated their pain intensity as 4 or higher on the pain scale.

• 住院儿童常合并多种的不适经验，多数会主诉三种不适的现象，且使用描述疼痛的字言多达57种，但常被使用的是痛、针刺感、酸痛、及胀痛。