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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