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consolability

How easily a person, especially a crying child, can be comforted.

kun-soe-luh-BIL-ih-tee noun

What it means

A part of behavioral pain and comfort assessment and the "C" in the FLACC scaleFLAK SKAYLA pain scale based on watching a child's Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability, each scored 0 to 2.Full entry pain scale. A child who settles with touch, holding or talking is consolable; one who is hard to comfort, or cannot be comforted at all, scores higher on the scale.

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FLACC scale

A pain scale based on watching a child's Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability, each scored 0 to 2.

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