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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.

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