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)** |
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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 |
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Skin folds | Fades very slowly (>2 seconds) | 129 | 100.0 |
Thirst | Difficulty drinking | 105 | 81.95 |
Inability to drink | 23 | 18.05 |