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December 4th, 2009
12:46 PM ET
How your child can help blow the whistle on H1N1By John Bonifield Elijah Wiertel has been sick with H1N1 flu for several days now. The 8-year-old thinks he's getting well, but would he know what to tell his mom and dad if he suddenly started getting worse? Elijah's pediatrician, Dr. Author Lavin, says parents can empower children who are sick with swine flu to help look for specific warning signs. "A lot of times kids are actually the ones that come to their parents and say, 'I'm not feeling right. Something's not right. I hurt here. I'm having trouble breathing.' Or, 'Should my fingernails be looking like this?' Or, 'I can't move my neck anymore,'" Lavin says. "It's often the children who blow the whistle and let everyone know something's wrong." So how can worried moms and dads talk to their sick kids about the flu? Here's how Elijah's doctor talked with him about what he should do as he continues to remain ill: Dr. Lavin: If you start having trouble breathing, you'd tell your mom and dad, right? Trouble breathing, a stiff neck, blue fingernails, and continuous pain in one spot are all warning signs that could signal a child's H1N1 flu has crossed the line to become a potentially deadly virus. Lavin says parents shouldn't rely solely on their child's observations to determine whether they're getting worse, but he says kids can be "a very important part of the equation." For more advice to parents on H1N1 warning signs, be sure to check out Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen's "Empowered Patient" column. Editor's Note: Medical news is a popular but sensitive subject rooted in science. We receive many comments on this blog each day; not all are posted. Our hope is that much will be learned from the sharing of useful information and personal experiences based on the medical and health topics of the blog. We encourage you to focus your comments on those medical and health topics and we appreciate your input. Thank you for your participation.
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