PR DEPOK – The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) said: pneumonia suffered child can be detected by counting frequency his breath.
“How to count breath becomes important, how do mothers recognize their children are congested, because usually child–child can’t complain about being claustrophobic. most he fussyI often cry,” said Director of Prevention and Control of Direct Infectious Diseases at the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, quoted by Mindrakyat-Depok.com from Antara.
Pneumonia occurs due to infection of the tissues in the lower respiratory tract, namely the lungs with symptoms such as: breath fast.
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Criteria breath hurry on child less than two months old more than 60 times breath per minute and at the age of 2-11 months more than 50 times per minute.
Then, ages 1-5 years about more than 40 times per minute and child age over 5 years more than 30 times per minute.
Parents may also notice wall retraction or chest wall retraction with a significant inward depression under the chest child crowded breath.
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“The easiest way is to see if the lower chest is slightly concave inward, that’s a sign of tightness. If we have an oxygen saturation device, we can use it,” he said.
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