F- Integrated Management of Childhood Illness approaches (IMCI). Flashcards
is an integrated approach to child health
that focuses on the well-being of the whole child.
The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
(IMCI)
WHAT are THE AIMs OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT CHILDHOOD ILLNESS?
reduce:
- death
- illness and disability
promote: improved growth and development among infants and children aged less than five years
what ages fall under IMCI
less than 5 years
what age falls under SICK YOUNG INFANT
birth until 2 months old
what age falls under SICK CHILD
sick children 2 months up to 5 years old
what are the strategy included in IMCI
-improve case management skills of health-care staff
-improving overall health systems
- improving family and community health practice
all sick children aged 2-5 years are examined for GENERAL DANGER signs. What are the GENERAL SIGNS?
- child is able to drink or breastfeed
- child vomits everything
- child has convulsion
- child is lethargic or unconscious
All Sick Young Infants Birth up to 2 months:
- bacterial infection
- diarrhea
- feeding problem or low weight
- immunization status
a combination of individual signs leads to?
CHILD’S CALSSIFICATION- within one or more symptom groups rather than a diagnosis.
IMCI management procedures use limited ____ and encourage____
- limited number of essential drugs
- encourage active participation of caretakers in the treatment of children
(as much as possible natural route is preferred as drugs are toxic)
given that IMCI management limit essential drug use what is an ESSENTIAL component of IMCI
- counseling of caretakers on home care, correct feeding and giving of fluids
BASIS FOR CLASSIFYING THE CHILD’S ILLNESS:
Indicates urgent hospital referral or admission
PINK
BASIS FOR CLASSIFYING THE CHILD’S ILLNESS:
Indicates supportive home care
GREEN
