To save
your child from dehydration, you must give him 1 floz (30mL) of either ORS, broth or gelatin dessert every 20 minutes for at least an hour.
Not exact matches
In addition, at this time, the Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative has produced no data on the safety of newborn fasting and weight loss caused by exclusive colostrum feeding and what degree of weight loss protects a
child from brain - threatening complications like hyperbilirubinemia, hypernatremic
dehydration and hypoglycemia.
Flu complications ranging
from pneumonia and
dehydration to the dangerous worsening of chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease and sinus problems can send
children to the hospital and in rare circumstances even result in death.
A
child can die
from dehydration within a few days.
I am writing you because my
child fell victim to newborn jaundice, hypoglycemia and severe
dehydration due to insufficient milk intake
from exclusive breastfeeding in the first days of life.
These include: a requirement for mothers to hand express milk before they feed to ensure there is something for their
children to eat; twice - daily weighing for exclusively breastfed newborns in the hospital and at home to ensure they aren't losing a dangerous amount of weight; daily glucose monitoring for newborns to ensure they are not hypoglycemic; and universal education for mothers on the threats of
dehydration, jaundice, and hypoglycemia, as well as the complications that might arise
from letting such conditions go untreated.
Where case management has improved, the number of deaths
from diarrhoea has decreased sharply, and fewer
children are seen with severe
dehydration.
It saves lives under extreme conditions:
from low birth weight neonates in incubators to elderly people in nursing homes; in conditions of stress in refugee camps and on mountain sides; in people with AIDS; and in
children with severe
dehydration when intravenous fluids are unavailable.
According to What to Expect, liquids are crucial for preventing
dehydration if your
child suffers
from a respiratory illness, fever or a gastrointestinal issue that causes diarrhea.
The real danger is the loss of liquid and nutrients
from the
child's body, which can cause
dehydration and malnutrition.
In hospitals where good management of
dehydration is practised, virtually all mortality
from diarrhoea is in undernourished
children.
Children and older people are at greater risk of severe symptoms
from dehydration, and using sports beverages, chicken soup or other home remedies may actually worsen the illness.»