avledningsbar

English translation: distractible

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Swedish term or phrase:avledningsbar
English translation:distractible
Entered by: dmesnier

02:17 Nov 16, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Social work/child protect
Swedish term or phrase: avledningsbar
In the sentence, part of a social worker's report: Vǻrdpersonalen har gjort bedömningen att X’s smärta är avledningsbar, och att smärtan troligtvis orsakas av psykiatriska faktorer. Thanks for your help!
dmesnier
United States
Local time: 23:51
distractible
Explanation:
It has to do with distraction - as a parent you attempt to distract your child from the pain, e.g.

From links:
moderate, but distractible pain.... severe, nondistractible pain
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6643/is_n2_v14/ai_n2...

...när det ej är möjligt att avleda uppmärksamhet från smärtan...
http://dspace.mah.se/bitstream/handle/2043/8170/Hoftsmarta.p...

Diminishing Pain by Distraction
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4865324
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Åsa Schoening
United States
Local time: 00:51
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thanks so much!
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Summary of answers provided
5distractibility
Sven Petersson
5distractible
Åsa Schoening
4divertible
George Hopkins
4(pain) manageable through distraction
Cynthia Coan


  

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distractibility


Explanation:
Marie Proczkowska-Björklund ”The Process of Anaesthetic induction with Children”.

Sven Petersson
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divertible


Explanation:
Possibly...

George Hopkins
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distractible


Explanation:
It has to do with distraction - as a parent you attempt to distract your child from the pain, e.g.

From links:
moderate, but distractible pain.... severe, nondistractible pain
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6643/is_n2_v14/ai_n2...

...när det ej är möjligt att avleda uppmärksamhet från smärtan...
http://dspace.mah.se/bitstream/handle/2043/8170/Hoftsmarta.p...

Diminishing Pain by Distraction
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4865324

Åsa Schoening
United States
Local time: 00:51
Native speaker of: Swedish
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thanks so much!
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2 days 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(pain) manageable through distraction


Explanation:
"Did you know that many hospitals have policies in place aimed at alleviating and avoiding pain when possible? ... Some of the techniques used during painful experiences include: positioning for comfort [and] distraction...."


    Reference: http://www.lebonheur.org/blogs/childlifeblog/entry/did_you_k...
Cynthia Coan
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Local time: 21:51
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