MANAGEMENT OF THE SICK CHILD AGED 2 MONTHS UP TO 5 YEARS

Name: Adelaide Libarios Age: 10 months Weight (kg): 8

Height/Length (cm): 35 cm
Temperature (°C): 36.2
Ask: What are the child's problems? Initial Visit? 3 Follow-up Visit? once

ASSESS (Circle all signs present)

CHECKING FOR GENERAL DANGER SIGN GENERAL

 NOT ABLE TO DRINK OR BREASTFEED DANGER SIGN
 VOMITS EVERTHING PRESENT?
 CONVULSION YES__ NO
 LETHARGIC OR UNCONSCIOUS REMEMBER TO
CONVULSING NOW USE DANGER
SIGN WHEN
SELECTING
CLASSIFICATION
DOES THE CHILD HAVE COUGH OR DIFFICULT BREATHING?
For how long? Days
Look for chest indrawing Look and listen for stridor Look and listen for wheezing

DOES THE CHILD HAVE DIARRHOEA?

For how long? Days Is there blood in the stool?
Look at the childs general condition. Is the child: Lethargic or unconscious?
Look for sunken eyes.
Offer the child fluid. Is the child:
Not able to drink or drinking poorly? Drinking eagerly, thirsty?
Pinch the skin of the abdomen. Does it go back: Very slowly (longer then 2 seconds)? Slowly?

DOES THE CHILD HAVE FEVER? (by history/feels hot/temperature 37.5°C or above)
Decide malaria risk: High Low No For how long? Days
If more than 7 days, has fever been present every day?
Has child had measles within the last 3 months?
Do a malaria test, if NO general danger sign in all cases in high malaria risk or NO obvious cause of
fever in low malaria risk:
Test POSITIVE? P. falciparum P. vivax
Look or feel for stiff neck Look for runny nose
Look for signs of MEASLES: Generalized rash and
One of these: cough, runny nose, or red eyes Look for any other cause of fever
If the child has measles now or within the last 3 months:
Look for mouth ulcers.
Look for clouding of the cornea.

DOES THE CHILD HAVE AN EAR PROBLEM?

Is there ear pain?
Is there ear discharge? If Yes, for how long? Days THEN Look for pus draining from the ear Feel
for tender swelling behind the ear.
CHECK FOR ACUTE MALNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA
Look for oedema of both feet.
Determine WFH/L z-score:
Less than -3? Between -3 and -2? -2 or more ?

If child has MUAC less than 115 mm or WFH/L less than -3 Z scores:
Child 6 months or older measure MUAC
Severe palmar pallor? Some palmar pallor?
Is there any medical complication: General danger sign?
Any severe classification?
eat. Is the child:
Not able to finish? Able to finish?
Child less than 6 months: Is there a breastfeeding problem?

CHECK FOR HIV INFECTION

 Note mother's and/or child's HIV status
Mother's HIV test: NEGATIVE POSITIVE NOT DONE/KNOWN
Child's virological test: NEGATIVE POSITIVE NOT DONE
Child's serological test: NEGATIVE POSITIVE NOT DONE
 If mother is HIV-positive and NO positive virological test in
child: Is the child breastfeeding now?
Was the child breastfeeding at the time of test or 6 weeks before
it? If breastfeeding: Is the mother and child on ARV prophylaxis?

CHECK THE CHILD'S IMMUNIZATION STATUS (Circle immunizations needed today)

BCG
OPV-0
Hep B0
DPT+HIB-1 OPV-1
Hep B1 RTV-1 PCV-1
DPT+HIB-2 OPV-2
Hep B2 RTV-2 PCV-2
DPT+HIB-3 OPV-3
 Hep B3 RTV-3 PCV-3
Measles1 Measles 2 Vitamin A Mebendazole

ASSESS FEEDING if the child is less than 2 years old, has MODERATE ACUTE MALNUTRITION, ANAEMIA, or
is HIV exposed or infected
Do you breastfeed your child? Yes No
If yes, how many times in 24 hours? times. Do you breastfeed during the night? Yes No Does the child take any
other foods or fluids? Yes No
If Yes, what food or fluids?
How many times per day? times. What do you use to feed the child? If MODERATE
ACUTE MALNUTRITION: How large are servings?
Does the child receive his own serving? Who feeds the child and how?
During this illness, has the child's feeding changed? Yes No If Yes, how?

ASSESS OTHER PROBLEMS:

ASK ABOUT THE MOTHER OWN HEALTH: THE MOTHER WASN’T S THERE BUT THE TETA OF THE
BABY OR GUARDIAN OF THE BABY SAID THE MOTHER WAS FINE, SO ASK THE GUARDIAN ABOUT
HER HEALTH SHE WAS FINE EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.

CLASSIFY: COUGH
NO SIGN OF Pneumonia OR A VERY SEVERE ILLNESS

TREATMENT:
 Fluids that are pushed
Advice the teta to Keeping the baby hydrated is essential for keeping mucous moving
and coughing up easily. If your kid is dehydrated, his or her snot and other secretions
may become dry and difficult to wash up with coughing. This entails nursing or giving
your kid their usual dose of formula as often as they require. Extra fluids, according to
experts, aren't essential, although they do advocate maintaining the typical quantities.
 Try to address ridding your home of any irritants that might trigger asthma or allergies.
Offenders might include things like tobacco smoke, dust, mold, and anything else that
allergy testing reveals is a trigger for your baby.
 Things that can help keep your indoor air irritant-free:
 not smoking around your baby or indoors (Plus, smoke can linger on fabrics like clothing,
so quitting altogether is best.)
 vacuuming carpets using a vacuum with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter
 using a room air purifier that has a HEPA filter
 keeping the humidity level of your home between 40 and 50 percent
 keeping pets out of sleeping areas
  using allergen-proof mattress covers and pillow covers

explain to the teta What are the causes of cough in babies

Coughing is the result of your baby’s airway being irritated or otherwise affected in
some way. It may be caused by excess mucus buildup related to a viral illness or
environmental irritants like pollen or smoke. You can look at your child’s other
symptoms to help narrow down the cause