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The students
willbe able to
explain about
the IMCI
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD
ILLNESS
Almost 19000 children under 5 years of age, died
everyday across the world. 50% of its occurs in just five
countries i.e. India, Nigeria, Congo, Pakistan and China.
World health organization (WHO), UNICEF & other
international Partner came out with a new strategy
known as INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF
CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (IMCI) in 1995.
IMCI mainly concentrate in 2 months to 5 years
An effort to bring health equity for child health.
The strategy emphasizes on integrated approach for
treating the sick children.
Emphasizes on improving the family and community
practices as well as care provided by the health system
for better care of child.
Integrated: different independent services and
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administrative structure arecomplemented to achieve
the common goal of Health
(Multiple interventions are provided through one delivery
channel eg. Vaccination)
The objectives are to reduce deaths and frequency and severity
of illness and disability and to contribute to improved growth
and development.
IMCI is the only child health strategy that aims for
improvement
Children are not properly assessed and treated and
their parents are poorly advised
Sick children present with sign and symptoms related
to more than one condition (eg; bronchopneumonia,
malnutrition, diarrhea)
Single diagnosis may not be possible or appropriate
So needs combined therapy for several condition.
The core of the IMCI strategy is integrated case
management of the most common childhood problems, with a
focus on the most important causes of death i.e. diarrhoea, ARI,,
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malaria, measles andmalnutrition.
A guided process of adaptation ensures that guidelines, and
the learning materials that go with them, reflect the
epidemiology within a country and are tailored to fit the needs,
resources and capacity of a country’s health system.
When assessing a sick child, a combined of individual signs
leads to one or more classifications, rather than to a diagnosis.
IMCI classification are action oriented and allow a health care
provider to determine if a child should be urgently referred to
another health facility, if the child can be treated at the first-level
facility (e.g. with oral antibiotic, antimalarial, ORS, etc.) or if
the child can be safely managed at home.
The complete IMCI case management process involves the
following elements:
1. Assess
2. Classify
3. Identify
4. Treatment
5. Counsel
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6. Follow up
INTEGRATEDMANAGEMENT OF NEONATAL AND
CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
The generic IMCI guidelines were adapted and the
Indian version was named Integrated Management of Neonatal
and childhood Illness (IMNCI).
IMNCI strategy is one of the main interventions under
RCH-II/ NRHM, that focuses on preventive, promotive and
curative aspects of program.
In India, common illnesses in children under 3 years of
age include fever (27%), acute respiratory infections (17%),
diarrhoea (13% ) and malnutrition (43%) – and often in
combination (National Family Health Survey2. Infant Mortality
Rate continues to be high at 68/1000 live births and Under Five
Mortality Rate at 95/1000 live births per year.
Neonatal mortality contributes to over 64% of infant
deaths and most of these deaths occur during the first week of
life. Mortality rate in the second month of life is also higher than
at later ages. Any health program that aims at reducing Infant
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define the
IMNCI
Mortality Rateneeds to address mortality in the first two months
of life, particularly in the first week of life.
DEFINITION:
IMNCI is an Integrated approach to child health that focuses
on the well being of the whole child. It focused primarily on the
most common causes of child mortality – diarrhea, pneumonia,
measles, malaria, and malnutrition illness affecting children aged
1 week- 2months, 2 months – 5 year including both preventive
and curative elements to be implemented by families and
communities as well as by health facilities.
IMNCI aims to reduce death, illness and disability and to
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list out the
highlights of
IMNCI
enlist the
objectives of
IMNCI
promotes improved growth and development among children
under five years of age.
HIGHLIGHTS OF IMNCI:
0-7 days
Incorporating national guidelines on malaria, anemia,
Vit-A supplementation & immunization schedule.
Training of the health personnel begins with sick
young infants upto 2 months
Proportion of training time devoted to sick young
infant and sick child is almost equal and
It is skill based.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To determine baseline mortality among children under
5 years of age (NMR, IMR, USMR).
2. To determine prevalence of fever, loose stools, cough
and any other illness (morbidity density) in two weeks
prior to day of field survey among children under 5 years
of age.
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enumerate the
beneficiaries
and careof
children in
IMNCI
3. To assess effective programme coverage for specified
disease condition (cough with fast breathing) occurring
in two weeks prior to day of field survey.
4. contribute to improve the growth and development
BENEFICIARIES OF IMNCI:
Care of young infants for newborns (under 2 months)
Young children (2 months - 5years)
Care of Newborns and Young Infants (infants under 2
months)
• Keeping the child warm
• Initiation of breastfeeding
• Counseling for exclusive breastfeeding
• Cord, skin and eye care
• Recognition of illness in newborn and management and/or
referral
• Immunization and Home visits in the postnatal period
Care of Infants (2 months to 5 years)
Management of diarrhoea, ARI, malaria, measles, acute
ear infection, malnutrition and anemia
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discuss the
principles of
IMNCI
Recognition of illness and risk
Prevention and management of Iron and Vitamin A
deficiency
Counseling on feeding for all children below 2 years
Counseling on feeding for malnourished
Immunization
PRINCIPLES:
Depending on a child’s age, various clinical signs and symptoms
differ in their degrees of reliability and diagnostic value and
importance. Therefore, the IMNCI guidelines recommend case
management procedures based on two age categories:
Young infants age up to 2 months
Children age 2 months up to 5 years
The IMNCI guidelines are based on the following principles:
All sick young infants up to 2 months of age must be
assessed for “possible bacterial infection / jaundice”.
Then they must be routinely assessed for the major
symptom “diarrhoea”.
All sick children age 2months up to 5 years must be
examined for “general danger signs” which indicate the
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need for immediatereferral or admission to a hospital.
They must then be routinely assessed for major
symptoms: cough or difficult breathing, diarrhoea, fever
and ear problems.
All sick young infants and children 2 months up to 5
years must also be routinely assessed for nutritional and
immunization status, feeding problems, and other
potential problems.
Only a limited number of carefully selected clinical
signs are used, based on evidence of their sensitivity and
specificity to detect disease. These signs were selected
considering the conditions and realities of first-level
health facilities.
A combination of individual signs leads to an infant’s or
a child’s classification rather than a diagnosis.
Clinical guidelines:
Prepared based on expert clinical opinion and
research result (child health, researchers, academics,
IAP and NNF)
To promote evidence based assessment and
management using syndrome approach that support
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find out the
componentof
IMNCI
list out the
classification
of IMNCI
the rationale, effective and affordable use of drug.
Counselling the parents to solve feeding problems,
advising parents about when to return to a health
facility.
Showing them how to administer the first dose of the
treatment eg: first give the medicine and tell how to
give the medicine.
Checking parents understanding of the advice given
COMPONENTS:
IMNCI includes both preventive and curative interventions. The
strategy has the following three components:
1. Health- worker component: Improvements in the case-
management skills of health through the provision of
locally adapted guidelines
2. Health-service component: improvements in the overall
health system required for effective management of
neonatal and childhood illness
3. Community component: improvement in family and
community health care practices.
IMNCI CLASSIFICATION:
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explain about
elements and
processof
IMNCI
In IMNCI, only a limited number of carefully- selected
clinical signs are considered, based on their sensitivity and
specificity, to detect the disease. A combination of these signs
helps in arriving at the child’s classification, rather than a
diagnosis.
1. Pink : child needs urgent referral
2. Yellow: child needs specific medical treatment and
advise
3. Green: child needs no medicine, advise home care.
ELEMENTS:
1. Assess:
- Danger signs, nutrition and immunization status
- Other problems
2. Classify:
-Using “Color coded” triage system
Pink: urgent referral
Yellow: specific medical treatment and advise
Green: advise home care.
3. Identify:
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- Specific treatment
4.Treatment:
- Pre referral
- Medical treatment
- Home management
5. Counsel:
- Feeding problems
- Mother’s health
6. Follow-up care
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describes the
assess and
classifythe
sick infant age
up to 2
months
ASSESS AND CLASSIFY THE SICK INFANT AGE UPTO
2 MONTHS
CHECK FOR POSSIBLE BACTERIAL INFECTION /
JAUNDICE
ASK
• has the infant had convulsions?
LOOK, LISTEN, FEEL:
• Count the breaths in one minute. Repeat the count if
elevated
• Look for serve chest indrawing
• Look for nasal flaring
• Look and listen for grunting
• Look and feel for bulging fontanelle.
• Look for pus draining from the ear
• Look at the umbilicus. Is it red or draining pus?
• Look for skin pustules. Are there 10 or more skin
pustules or big boil?
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• Measure axillarytemperature (if not possible, feel for
fever or low body temperature)
• See if the young infant’s movements. Are they less than
normal?
• Look for jaundice?
• Are the palms and soles yellow?
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IF YES, ASK:
•For how long?
• Is there blood in the stool?
LOOK AND FEEL:
• Look at the young infant’s general condition. Is the
infant:
- Lethargic or unconscious?
- Restless and irritable?
• Look for sunken eye.
• Pinch the skin of the abdomen.
-Does it go back:
very slowly (longer than seconds)?
slowly?
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CHECK FOR FEEDINGPROBLEM AND
MALNUTRITION
ASK:
• If there any difficulty feeding?
• Is the infant breastfeed? If yes, how many times in 24
hours?
• Does the infant usually receive any other foods or
drinks?
- If yes, how often?
• What do you use to feed the infant?
LOOK, FEEL:
• Determine weight for age
Not able to
feed or
No
attachment
at all or
Not sucking
at all or
Very low
weight for
age
NOT ABLE
TO FEED
POSSIBLE
SERIOUS
BACTERIAL
INFECTION
OR
SEVERE
MALNUTRIT
ION
Give first dose of intramuscular ampicillin
and gentamicin
Treat to prevent low blood sugar
Warm the young infant by skin to skin
contact if temperature less than 36.5C (or
feels cold to touch) while arranging referral
Advice mother how to keep the young infant
warm on the way to the hospital.
Refer URGENTLY to hospital
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Not well
attached to
breastor
Not sucking
effectively
or
Less than 8
breastfeeds
in 24 hours
or
Receive
other foods
or drinks or
Thrush
(ulcers or
white
patches in
mouth) or
Low weight
for age
FEEDING
PROBLEM
OR LOW
WEIGHT
If not well attached or not sucking
effectively, teach correct positioning and
attachment.
If breastfeeding less than 8 times in 24 hours,
advise to increase frequently of feeding.
If receiving other foods or drinks counsel
mother about breastfeeding more, reducing
other foods or drinks, and using a cup and
spoon.
- if not breastfeeding at all, advise mother
about giving locally appropriate animal milk
and teach the mother to feed with a cup and
spoon.
If thrush, teach the mother to treat thrush at
home.
If low weight for age, teach the mother how
to keep the young infant with low weight
warm at home.
If breast or nipple problem, teach the mother
to treat breast or nipple problems.
Advise mother to give home can for the
young infant.
Advise mother when to return immediately
Follow up any feeding problem or thrush in 2
days.
Follow-up low weight for age in 14 days.
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briefy explain
the assessand
classify the
sick child age
2 months up
to 5 years
Not low
weight for
age and no
other signs
of
inadequate
feeding
NO FEEDING
PROBLEM
Advice mother to give home care for the young infant
Advice mother when to return immediately
Praise the mother for feeding the infant well
ASSESS AND CLASSIFY THE SICK CHILD AGE 2
MONTHS UP TO 5 YEARS
THEN ASK ABOUT MAIN SYMPTOMS:
DOES THE CHILD HAVE COUGH OR DIFFICULT
BREATHING?
IF YES, ASK:
• For how long?
LOOK, LISTEN:
• Count the breaths in the minute
• Look for Chest indrawing
• Look and listen for stridor
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How to assess
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FAST BREATHING
If the child is 2months up to 12 months – 50 breaths per
minute or more
12 months up to 5 years – 40 breaths per minute or more
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DOES THE CHILDHAVE DIARRHOEA?
IF YES, ASK:
• For how long?
• Is there blood in the stool?
LOOK AND FEEL:
• Look at the child’s general condition. Is the infant:
- Lethargic or unconscious?
- Restless and irritable?
• Look for sunken eye.
• Offer the child fluid.
- not able to drink or drinking poorly?
- drinking eagerly, thirsty?
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• Pinch theskin of the abdomen.
-Does it go back:
very slowly (longer than seconds)?
slowly?
Two of the
following signs:
Lethargic or
unconscious
Sunken eyes
Skin pinch goes
back very slowly
Not able to drink
or drinking poorly
SEVERE
DEHYDRATION
• If child has no other severe classification:
- Give first dose of intramuscular ampicillin and
gentamicin
• If child also has another severe
classification:
- Refer URGENTLY to hospital with
mother give frequent sips of ORS on the
way
- Advice mother to continue breastfeeding
• If child is 2 years or older and there is
cholera in your area, give doxycycline for
cholera.
Two of the
following signs:
Restless, irritable
Sunken eyes
Drinks eagerly,
thirsty
Skin pinch goes
back very slowly
SOME
DEHYDRATION
• Give fluid and food for some dehydration.
• If child also has a severe classification:
• Refer URGENTLY to hospital with
mother give frequent sips of ORS on the
way
• Advice mother to continue breastfeeding
• Advise mother when to return immediately.
• Follow – up in 5 days if not improving
Not enough signs
to classify as
some as severe
dehydration
NO
DEHYDRATION
• Give fluids and food to treat diarrhea at
home
• Advice mother when to return immediately
• Follow - up in 5 days if not improving
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Dehydration
present
SEVERE
PERSISTENT
DIARRHEA
• Treat dehydrationbefore referral unless the
child has another severe classification.
• Refer to hospital.
No dehydration PERSISTENT
DIARRHEA
• Advice the mother on feeding a child who
has PERSISTENT DIARRHOEA.
• Give single dose of Vitamin A
• Give Zinc sulphate 20 mg daily for 14 days.
• Follow-up in 5 days.
Blood in the stool DYSENTRY • Treat for 5 days with cotrimoxazole.
• Follow-up in 2 day
DOES THE CHILD HAVE FEVER
IF YES:
Decide Malaria Risk: High Low
THEN ASK:
• Fever for how long?
• If more than 7 days, has fever been present every day?
• Has the child had measles within the last 3 months?
LOOK AND FEEL:
• Look or feel for stiff neck.
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• Look andfeel for bulging fontanelle.
• Look for runny nose
LOOK FOR SIGNS OF MEASLES
• Generalized rash and
• One of these: cough, runny nose, or red eyes.
If the child has measles now or within the last 3 months:
• Look for mouth ulcers. Are they deep and extensive?
• Look for pus draining from the eyes.
• Look for clouding of the cornea.
HIGH MALARIA RISK
Any general
danger sign or
Stiff neck or
Bulging
fontanelle.
VERY SEVERE
FEBRILE
DISEASE
Give first dose of IM quinine after making a blood
smear.
Give first dose of IV or IM chloramphenicol (if not
possible, give oral amoxicillin).
Treat the child to prevent low blood sugar.
Give one dose of paracetamol in clinic for high fever
(temp. 38.5C or above)
Refer URGENTLY to hospital.
Fever (by history
or feels hot or
temperature 37.5
MALARIAL Give oral antimalarial for HIGH malaria risk area
after making a blood smear.
Give one dose of Paracetamol in clinic for high fever
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C or above)(temp. 38.5C or above)
Advice mother when to return immediately.
Follow-up in 2 days if fever persists.
If fever is present every day for more than 7 days, refer
for assessment.
LOW MALARIA RISK
Any general
danger sign or
Stiff neck or
Bulging
fontanelle.
VERY SEVERE
FEBRILE
DISEASE
Give first dose of IM quinine after making a blood
smear.
Give first dose of IV or IM chloramphenicol (if not
possible, give oral amoxicillin).
Treat the child to prevent low blood sugar.
Give one dose of paracetamol in clinic for high fever
(temp. 38.5C or above)
Refer URGENTLY to hospital.
Fever (by history
or feels hot or
temperature 37.5
C or above)
MALARIAL Give oral antimalarial for LOW malaria risk area
after making a blood smear.
Give one dose of Paracetamol in clinic for high fever
(temp. 38.5C or above)
Advice mother when to return immediately.
Follow-up in 2 days if fever persists.
If fever is present every day for more than 7 days, refer
for assessment.
Runny nose
PRESENT or
Measles
PRESENT or
Other causes of
FEVER
MALARIA
UNLIKELY
Give one dose of Paracetamol in clinic for high fever
(temp. 38.5C or above)
Advice mother when to return immediately.
Follow-up in 2 days if fever persists.
If fever is present every day for more than 7 days, refer
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fever PRESENT forassessment
DOES THE CHILD HAVE AN EAR PROBLEM?
IF YES, ASK:
• If there ear pain?
• Is there ear discharge? If yes, for how long?
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LOOK AND FEEL:
•Look for pus drainage from the ear.
• Feel for tender swelling behind the ear.
THEN CHECK FOR MALNUTRITION
LOOK AND FEEL:
• Look for visible severe wasting.
• Look for edema of both feet.
Visible severe
wasting or
Edema of both
SEVERE
MALNUTRITION
Give single dose of vitamin A
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feet Prevent lowblood sugar.
Refer URGENTLY to hospital.
While referral is being organized, warm the child
Keep the child warm on the way to hospital.
Very low weight
for age
VERY LOW
WEIGHT
Assess and counsel for feeding
( if feeding problem, follow-up in 5 days)
Advise mother when to return immediately.
Follow up in 30 days
Not very low
weight for age and
no other signs of
malnutrition
NOT VERY LOW
WEIGHT
If child is less than 2 years old, assess the child’s
feeding and counsel the mother on feeding according
to the FOOD box on the counsel
If feeding problem, follow-up in 5 days
Advise mother when to return immediately
THEN CHECK FOR ANEMIA?
LOOK:
• Look for palmer pallor. Is it: Severe palmer pallor?
Severe palmer
pallor
SEVERE
ANEMIA
Refer URGENTLY to hospital
Some palmer
pallor
ANAEMIA Give Iron and folic acid therapy for 14 days.
Assess the child’s feeding and counsel the mother on
feeding according to the FOOD box on the counsel
- If feeding problem, follow-up in 5 days
Advise mother when to return immediately.
Follow-up in days
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No palmar pallor
NOANEMIA Give prophylactic Iron and folic acid if child 6
months or older.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
TEXT BOOKS:
o Park’s “The textbook of Preventive and social medicine” 21 edition, bhanot publisher
o “Wong’s “Essentials of Pediatric nursing” Marilyn J Hokenberry, Wilson Winkelstein, 7th
edition, Elseveir
publications
o “A text book of child health nursing with procedures” ManojYadav 1st
edition, PeeVee publications,.
o “ Pediatric Nursing” ParulDatta 2nd
edition Elseveir publications.
o Marlow’s “Text book of child health nursing” 7th
edition, Elseveir publications.
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NET REFERENCE:
WWW.pediatric.com
www.pediatremergcare.com
PLACE : INDIRANI COLLEGE OF NURSING
SUBJECT : CHILD HEALTH NURSING
TOPIC : IMNCI
GROUP OF STUDENT : B.SC IV YEAR NURSING STUDENTS
DATE AND TIME :
DURATION :
METHOD OF TEACHING : LECTURER CUM DISCUSSION
AV AIDS : BLACK BOARD, LCD, VIDEO
NAME OF THE FACULTY : VAISHNAVI. L M.Sc. (N).,
LECTURER IN CHN., ICON
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GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
At theend of the class the student will gain adequate knowledge regarding integrated management of neonatal and
childhood illness and change their attitude and develop the skills on IMNCI.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE:
The students will be able to
explain about the IMCI
define the IMNCI
list out the high lights of IMNCI
enlist the objectives of IMNCI
enumerate the beneficiaries and care of children in IMNCI
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discuss theprinciples of IMNCI
find out the component of IMNCI
list out the classification of IMNCI
explain about elements and process of IMNCI
describes the assess and classify the sick infant age up to 2 months
briefy explain the assess and classify the sick child age 2 months up to 5 years
SUMMARY:
It helps to start the class with introduction of the IMCI and IMNCI a well planned manner and I try to maintain
attention of the students and throughout of the class by maintaining discipline and have control over the students. It helps to
close the class by summarizing the topic and monitoring to continue the teaching aboutIMNCI .
CONCLUSION:
After completed the class I hope you all well known about introduction, definition, objectives, components,
principles, elements, classification of IMNCI.I sincerely thank my students for their cooperation throughout the class.