Rehydration, Shock and Low Blood Sugar in Severe Malnutrition (WHO)
Gives the WHO volumes for a severely malnourished child in an emergency.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Weight in kg
- 8
- Emergency
- Shock
Result: Shock: IV fluid 120 mL over 1 hour (15 mL/kg, 120 mL an hour).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Weight in kg
- Emergency
- Profuse watery diarrhea or suspected cholera (dehydration)
- Consciousness (low blood sugar)
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. Training course on the inpatient management of severe acute malnutrition. 2021. Module 3 (initial management), sections 3, 5 and 6. Read the source ↗
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