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The FLACC: a behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children.

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1997

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Sandra Merkel, Terri Voepel‐Lewis, J R Shayevitz, Shobha Malviya
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Abstract

The FLACC provides a simple framework for quantifying pain behaviors in children who may not be able to verbalize the presence or severity of pain. Our preliminary data indicates the FLACC pain assessment tool is valid and reliable.