FLACC Pain Scale calculator
Result
0/10
Mild pain — comfort measures
How to use it
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Observe for 1–5 minutes before scoring. Observe before interaction to capture resting state.
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Each domain 0–2. Total 0–10: 0–2 = mild, 3–6 = moderate, 7–10 = severe.
- 3
Validated for ages 2 months to 7 years. Also used for cognitively impaired children and adults.
When to use it
- Post-operative paediatric pain
- FLACC gold standard for pain assessment in preverbal children.
- ICU sedation monitoring
- FLACC guides opioid titration when RASS not applicable.
- Procedural pain
- Vaccination, venepuncture, dressing changes: assess pre- and post-analgesia.
A reference for clinicians and students, not medical advice. A score supports a decision; it does not make one. Check every result against the patient in front of you and your local protocol.
At a glance
- Specialty
- Paediatrics
- Inputs
- 5
- Type
- Points score
