From: Centers for Disease Control Prevention, H1N1 Flu:

What are “emergency warning signs” that should signal anyone to seek medical care urgently?

In children:

  • Fast breathing or trouble breathing
  • Bluish skin color
  • Not drinking enough fluids
  • 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
  • Fever with a rash

In adults:

  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
  • Sudden dizziness
  • Confusion
  • Severe or persistent vomiting
 

Resources

Q & A

www.willcountyhealth.org/en/do.jsp?id=158

www.ready.illinois.gov/

www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_30_a/en/index.html

http://www.idph.state.il.us/swine_flu/index.htm