HOW TO RECOGNIZE PNEUMONIA

Count the breaths in one minute

Tell the mother you are going to count her childs breathing. Remind her to keep her child calm. If the child is sleeping, do not wake the child. No single clinical sign has a better combination of sensitivity and specificity to detect pneumonia in children under 5 than respiratory rate, specifically fast breathing.

Count the breaths in one minute

LOOK AND LISTEN FOR STRANGE SOUNDS

child is breathing IN, this could mean that the childs air tube is being obstructed If you hear the strange sound only when the child is crying, this is not considered a strange sound. Some children with mild croup have stridor only when crying or agitated.

Check for chest indrawing

Look for chest indrawing when the child breathes IN Look at the lower (the lowest-last rib, where chest meets the abdomen) chest wall. Chest indrawing occurs when the effort the child needs to breath in is much greater than normal.