WHO parameters

Moderate dehydration (n = 629)*

Numbers

Percentage

Elements of quotation

Neuropsychic

Restless

489

77.75

Irritable

140

22.25

Radial pulse

Palpable

629

100.0

Eyes

Hollow

457

72.65

Normal

172

27.34

Skin folds

Fades slowly (2 < seconds)

629

100.0

Thirst

Thirsty

512

81.39

Drinks greedily

117

18.61

Severe dehydration (n = 129)**

Neuropsychic

Lethargic

107

82.95

Coma

22

17.05

Radial pulse

Weak

102

79.16

Unimaginable

26

20.84

Eyes

Hollow

81

62.50

Normal

48

Skin folds

Fades very slowly (>2 seconds)

129

100.0

Thirst

Difficulty drinking

105

81.95

Inability to drink

23

18.05