Translations:Basic Field Epi: Course Resource Book/106/en

  • slight increases heart rate
  • pulse rate same as heat rate, strong
  • respiratory rate and lung sounds normal
  • gums pink but tacky and capillary refill time > 2 seconds - slow
  • temperature increased above normal - 39.8, 40.1
  • skin stays tent on pinching - dehydrated
  • diarrhoea very watery, foul smelling and contains blood and what looks like intestinal lining