When to seek H1N1 emergency treatment
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on June 4, 2009 1:46 PM
IN CHILDREN:
* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish or gray skin color
* Not drinking enough fluids
* Severe or persistent vomiting
* Not waking up or not interacting
* Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
* Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
IN ADULTS:
* Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
* Sudden dizziness
* Confusion
* Severe or persistent vomiting
* Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
BASIC SYMPTOMS:
* Fever
* Cough
* Sore throat
* Runny, stuffy nose
* Body aches
* Headache
* Chills
* Fatigue
* Diarrhea
* Vomiting