What do you think these pictures mean? Don’t let your child die from diarrhea! Give ORS every time a child has watery feces. After the child has watery feces three times, prepare ORS. Offer the child ORS to satisfy their thirst. Offer a half cup or more if the child is still thirsty. The next time the child has watery feces, offer ORS again. Offer a half cup or more if the child is still thirsty. If the child vomits, give the ORS again, more slowly. How do you prepare ORS? Prepare one of water purified with Aquatab or boiled and cooled. Mix one sack of oral rehydration compound into the purified Shake the bottle until the powder is mixed. Use the ORS as often as needed for one day. After one day, mix a new packet to give to the child. Where can a mother get ORS packets? Additional Information for the Trainer ORS in Amhara In Amhara, only 61% of women know about ORS (that leaves 39% who do not know)! two percent of children with diarrhea were not given any special treatment to help them recover. One in four children (25%) with diarrhea was taken to the health provider for advice or treatment. Of those receiving treatment, only 1 in 3 children received ORS (28%) although 9% received a rehydration formula made at home. Oral Rehydration Salts For a child of two years or older, give as much ORS as the child will drink (50-100 ml is recommended) after each watery feces. 24 hours, prepared ORS should be thrown away. New solution should be mixed if the diarrhea continues. Other Treatments Zinc is recommended for diarrhea treatment. See Lesson 2 for details on zinc treatment. Germs that cause diarrhea can be either bacteria or viruses. Diarrhea caused by bacteria can be treated with antibiotics. Bacteria caused by a virus cannot be treated with antibiotics.
What do you think these pictures mean? Don’t let your child die from diarrhea! Give ORS every time a child has watery feces. After the child has watery feces three times, prepare ORS. Offer the child ORS to satisfy their thirst. Offer a half cup or more if the child is still thirsty. The next time the child has watery feces, offer ORS again. Offer a half cup or more if the child is still thirsty. If the child vomits, give the ORS again, more slowly. How do you prepare ORS? Prepare one of water purified with Aquatab or boiled and cooled. Mix one sack of oral rehydration compound into the purified Shake the bottle until the powder is mixed. Use the ORS as often as needed for one day. After one day, mix a new packet to give to the child. Where can a mother get ORS packets? Additional Information for the Trainer ORS in Amhara In Amhara, only 61% of women know about ORS (that leaves 39% who do not know)! two percent of children with diarrhea were not given any special treatment to help them recover. One in four children (25%) with diarrhea was taken to the health provider for advice or treatment. Of those receiving treatment, only 1 in 3 children received ORS (28%) although 9% received a rehydration formula made at home. Oral Rehydration Salts For a child of two years or older, give as much ORS as the child will drink (50-100 ml is recommended) after each watery feces. 24 hours, prepared ORS should be thrown away. New solution should be mixed if the diarrhea continues. Other Treatments Zinc is recommended for diarrhea treatment. See Lesson 2 for details on zinc treatment. Germs that cause diarrhea can be either bacteria or viruses. Diarrhea caused by bacteria can be treated with antibiotics. Bacteria caused by a virus cannot be treated with antibiotics.
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