This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
FLACC pain scale
Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability – observer-rated pain, 0–10 points
Coding of the sum
| Total | Designation according to source |
|---|---|
| 0–3 | mild pain |
| 4–6 | moderate pain |
| 7–10 | severe pain |
Voepel-Lewis 2002, results: “Pain scores were coded as mild (0–3), moderate (4–6), and severe (7–10) for further comparisons.” The grading is a coding used in that paper; the instrument by 1997 itself does not define any levels.
Frequently asked questions
FLACC pain scale: What does this calculator compute?
FLACC pain scale (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) for children who cannot report pain themselves: click five observations, sum 0–10 and classification according to Voepel-Lewis 2002, with documentation text.
FLACC pain scale: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Voepel-Lewis T, Merkel S, Tait AR, Trzcinka A, Malviya S: The Reliability and Validity of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Observational Tool as a Measure of Pain in Children with Cognitive Impairment (Anesth Analg 95:1224–1229) – Table 1: FLACC Behavioral Pain Assessment Tool (2002); Merkel SI, Voepel-Lewis T, Shayevitz JR, Malviya S: The FLACC: a behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children (Pediatr Nurs 23:293–297) (1997)