H1N1 : Patient Home Assessment Tool

Got this email, circulate by the Medical School, this morning:

The following patient home assessment tool designed to detect moderate or severe
influenza can be used to guide the patient on the need to seek professional medical
attention.
Patients with Influenza-Like-Illness are advised to seek medical care should they develop any of the
symptoms and signs listed as below :

1. Respiratory Difficulties: Shortness of breath, rapid breathing or
   Purple or blue discoloration of lips
2. Coughing out blood or blood streaked sputum
3. Persistent chest pains
4. Persistent diarrhea and / or vomiting
5. Fever persisting beyond 3 days or recurring after 3 days
6. Abnormal behaviour , confusion, less responsive , convulsion
7. Dizziness when standing and/or reduced urine production

Hope it’s help us to assess ourselves.

For more information pls visit : http://www.ums.edu.my/H1N1/H1N1_mitigation_Mx_guidelines-July09.pdf