Wednesday 29 April 2009

What to Watch For and What to Do

What to look for
is anyone who has pain in or across their chest, pain in their shoulder, is short of breath, has swelling around the lips, mouth or tongue or has lips, fingernails or toenails which are changing colour.

What to do

Anyone with such symptoms is urged to call 999 immediately and asked not to leave their homes.

The anti-virals Tamiflu or Relenza will be prescribed over the phone either via NHS Direct or from a GP.

If someone who is not infected is able to collect your prescription for you, they will be asked to go and collect it from the nearest pharmacy and post it through your letter box.

If there is no one suitable to carry out such a task, the prescription will be couriered round to your address and, again, posted through the letter box.

NHS Website re Swine Flu

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