What does FLACC stand for in pain assessment?

What does FLACC stand for in pain assessment?

• A. Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability.
• B. Face, Limbs, Activity, Cry, Consolability.
• C. Facial expressions, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability.
• D. Face, Legs, Attitude, Cry, Comfort.

Answer: (A)

Pain assessment in nonverbal or very young children relies on observable behaviors. The FLACC scale captures five such behaviors to gauge distress: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability. Each category is scored from 0 to 2, and adding the five scores yields a total from 0 to 10, giving a practical, quantifiable measure of pain when the child can’t report it verbally. The exact terms used are Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability, which is why that option is the correct one. Variations that swap words like Limbs for Legs, Facial expressions for Face, or Attitude or Comfort for Consolability don’t reflect the standard FLACC wording.

Pain assessment in nonverbal or very young children relies on observable behaviors. The FLACC scale captures five such behaviors to gauge distress: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability. Each category is scored from 0 to 2, and adding the five scores yields a total from 0 to 10, giving a practical, quantifiable measure of pain when the child can’t report it verbally.

The exact terms used are Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability, which is why that option is the correct one. Variations that swap words like Limbs for Legs, Facial expressions for Face, or Attitude or Comfort for Consolability don’t reflect the standard FLACC wording.