Management of the child with a serious infection or severe malnutrit ion : guidelines for care at the first-referral level in developing countries.
Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)
- Geneva : Dept. of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, Wo rld Health Organization : UNICEF, c2000.
- xiii, 162 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
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.