Rice-based Oral Saline-i

Adults:

The dose depends on the severity of the dehydrating conditions of the patients. Recommended dose after each watery stool are as follows: 6 months to 2 years: 50 ml to 100 ml (10 to 20 Teaspoonfuls) 2 years to 9 years: 100 ml to 200 ml (20 to 40 teaspoonfuls) 10 years and above: 250 ml to 500 ml (1 to 2 glassfuls) Reconstitution Procedure- Preparation for 250 ml saline: Wash both hands with soap before preparing the saline. Add 250 ml (one glassful) hot boiled water into a jar. Then add full sachet of this saline (for 250 ml water) powder into the jar. Mix the powder well in the water until a milky white solution appears. Give the solution to the patient to drink as per the dose. Preparation for 500 ml saline: Wash both hands with soap before preparing the saline. Add 500 ml hot boiled water (two glassfuls) into a jar. Then add full sachet of this saline (for 500 ml water) powder into the jar. Mix the powder well in the water until a milky white solution appears. Give the solution to the patient to drink as per the dose. Advice- Discard any unused reconstituted saline after 5 hours of preparation After preparing the saline further heating or boiling is not necessary Feeding-bottle should not be used Mix the solution with a clean spoon each time before administration Syringe without needle may be used to put a small amount of saline into babies' mouth