PediaBreath: Smart Respiratory Rate Counter
🫁 Respiratory Rate Monitor
Track your child's breathing rate accurately and easily
📖 When to Tap?
Tap ONCE for each complete breath cycle:
✅ Inspiration (Breathing IN) - Chest/belly rises
✅ Expiration (Breathing OUT) - Chest/belly falls
Tap when the chest/belly RISES (inspiration starts)
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📊 Normal Respiratory Rates
| Infant (0-1 yr) | 30-60 breaths/min |
| Toddler (1-3 yrs) | 24-40 breaths/min |
| Preschool (3-6 yrs) | 22-34 breaths/min |
| School Age (6-12 yrs) | 18-30 breaths/min |
| Adolescent (12+ yrs) | 12-20 breaths/min |
📝 Reading History
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👨👩👧 Complete User Guide for Parents
🎯 How to Use
- Have your child sit or lie down comfortably
- Wait until they're calm and breathing normally
- Select timer duration (30s, 60s, or custom)
- Click "Start Count" button
- Tap the circle ONCE each time chest/belly rises
- Count for the full duration
- Reading is automatically saved
👀 What to Watch
- Watch the chest or belly movement
- Focus on the RISE (inspiration)
- Count ONE complete breath per rise
- Don't count inspiration and expiration separately
- Keep your child unaware if possible for accuracy
✨ Best Practices
- Count when child is at rest (not playing/eating)
- Wait 5-10 min after physical activity
- Count during sleep for most accurate rate
- Use consistent time of day for comparisons
- Take multiple readings if concerned
⚠️ When to Seek Help
- Rate significantly outside normal range
- Difficulty breathing or gasping
- Blue/gray color around lips or face
- Flaring nostrils or chest retractions
- Unusual breathing sounds (wheezing, grunting)
- Child seems distressed or lethargic
💡 Tips for Accuracy
- Use the full duration - don't estimate
- Don't let child know you're counting
- Place hand gently on chest/belly if needed
- Count in quiet environment without distractions
- If you lose count, restart the measurement
📱 App Features
- Customizable timer (30s, 60s, 90s, or custom)
- Large touch area for easy tapping
- History saved with date and time
- Visual charts showing trends
- Export to CSV or PDF format
- Age-based normal range reference