IMCI Flashcards
IMCI developed by who-unicef to all developing countries
1995
IMCI brought to the ph thru doh r 1,3,10,11
1997
Integration of IMCI to nursing & midwifery curriculum
2001
Integrated approach (one guidelines of managing) case process health center reduction the number of deaths
IMCI
Imci is implemented in
First level facility
Target of age of Imci
Below 5 yo
Sick children birth up to 2 months
Sick young infant
Sick children up to 2 months up to 5 yo
Sick child
First thing to do in imci
Asses for symptoms
Main symptom of pneumonia
Cough
Main symptom of Malaria, measles, dengue
Fever
Severe classification and for referral
Pink
Outpatient treatment and can be manage in health center and house
Yellow
Supportive home care, home management
Green
Pink color what urgent intervention if the baby can’t take oral antibiotic
IM CMC (CHLORAMPHENICOL)
If referral of in pink is not available give cmc for?
Every 12 h for 5 d
Yellow guidelines two antibiotics
Cotrimaxazole , Amoxicillin
First line antibiotics in yellow
Cotrimaxazole