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Includes bibliographical references (p. 123) and index.

Emergency triage assessment and treatment -- Assessment and diagnosi s -- Cough or difficult breathing -- Diarrhoea -- Fever -- Young infant s -- Severe malnutrition -- Children with HIV/AIDS -- Supportive care - - Monitoring the child's progress -- Counselling and discharge from hos pital -- [Appendices:] -- Practical procedures -- Drug dosages/regimens -- Formulas and recipes for severely malnourished children -- Assessin g nutritional status and recovery -- Toys and play therapy.

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Pediatric intensive care.
Critical Care-- methods-- Child.
Critical Care-- methods-- Infant.
Child nutrition disorders-- Therapeutics.
Communicable Diseases-- Therapeutics-- Child.
Communicable Diseases-- Therapeutics-- Infant.
Emergency Medical Services-- methods-- Child.
Emergency Medical Services-- methods-- Infant.


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