When should I seek emergency or immediate care for a person with H1N1 flu?
In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention right away include, fast breathing or trouble breathing, bluish or gray 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 or fever with a rash. In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention right away include difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen (stomach), sudden dizziness, confusion or severe or persistent vomiting.
