Emergency Warning Signs

If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
• Sudden dizziness
• Confusion
• Severe or persistent vomiting
• Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

• Fast breathing or trouble breathing
• Bluish or gray skin color
• Not drinking enough fluids
• Severe or persistent vomiting
• Not waking up or not interacting
• Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
• Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough 

If you ever have a health care emergency on campus, contact Campus Safety at 503-768-7777.  If you are off-campus, dial 911.

For times when the Student Health Service is closed, and you want medical consultation, all Lewis & Clark students may access the nursing consultation service 24/7 by dialing 1-800-607-5501.