SAS 18 Flashcards
an integrated approach to child health that focuses on the well-being of the whole child.
IMCI
normal breathing for a child 2 months up to 12 months
40-50
normal breathing for a child 1-5 years old
20-40
5 diseases focus on IMCI
- diarrhea
- fever
- malnutrition
- ear infection
- acute respiratory infection
what are danger signs
- not being able to drink/breastfeed
- vomits everything
- had convulsions
- lethargic
color for urgent referral
pink
color for outpatient
yellow
home management
green
pre-referral intervention
give first dose of appropriate antibiotic
- danger sign is present
- chest indrawing/stridor in a calm child
- fast breathing
severe pneumonia
- no danger sign
- fast breathing or chest indrawing
pneumonia
- has at least 2 danger sign
- sunken eyes
- abnormally sleepy/difficult to awaken
- skin pinch goes back very slowly
severe dehydration
- restlessness/irritable
- sunken eyes
-drinks eagerly/thirsty - skin pinch goes back slowly
some dehydration
- not enough signs to classify severe or some dehydration
no dehydration
- diarrhea is days or more
- dehydration is present
severe persistent diarrhea
- diarrhea is days or more
- no dehydration
persistent diarrhea
blood in the stool
dysentery
- danger sign is present
- stiff neck
- high malaria risk
very severe febrile disease/malaria
malaria test positive
malaria
- malaria test negative
- other cause of fever is present
no malaria
- danger sign is present
- stiff neck
- no malaria risk
very severe febrile disease
- no general danger sign
- no stiff neck
fever
- any danger sign
- clouding of cornea or deep/extensive mouth ulcers
severe complicated measles
- no danger sign
- pus draining from eye or mouth ulcers are present
measles with eye or mouth complications