Table 4. Modified Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (mRISC) scoring.

Variable	Points
History of present illness
Was the child unconscious? (Yes = 1 point; No = 0 points)
Was the child unable to drink/breastfeed? (Yes = 1 point; No = 0 points)
Did the child have night sweats? (Yes = −1 point; No = 0 points)
On physical examination
Does the child have chest-wall in-drawing? (Yes = 1 point; No = 0 points)
Is the child alert and awake? (Yes = 0 point; No = 2 points)
Co-morbidities
Does the child have malaria? (Yes = −1 points; No = 0 points)
Does the child have malaria and chest-wall in-drawing? (Yes = 1 point; No = 0 points)
Is the child dehydrated? (Yes = 1 point; No = 0 points)
Weight in Kg_________: Age in months__________
z-score is normal or high(z-score>−2) = 0 points
z-score is low or very low (z-score≤−2) = 1 point
Total points