Severe Difficulty Breathing in Children
A child who is having severe difficulty breathing:
- Cannot eat or talk because he or she is breathing so hard.
- Has flared nostrils. Also, the child's belly will move in and out with each breath.
- Seems to be tiring out.
- Seems very sleepy or confused.
Call
911
or emergency services if these signs are present.
Current as of: September 23, 2018
Author:
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & David Messenger, BSc, MD, FRCPC, FCCP - Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
