If you’re not sure what condition you have, or how severe it is, you can use the NHS 111 symptom checker. The checker will:

1. Answer questions about your main symptoms
2. Help you find when and where to get help
3. Arrange for you to be contacted by a clinician, if needed

To use the checker, click here: https://111.nhs.uk/

Adults – call 999 or go to A&E now for any of these:

• signs of a heart attack: chest pain, pressure, heaviness, tightness or squeezing across the chest
• signs of a stroke: face dropping on one side, cannot hold both arms up, difficulty speaking
• sudden confusion (delirium): cannot be sure of own name or age
• suicide attempt: by taking something or self-harming
• severe difficulty breathing: not being able to get words out, choking or gasping
• choking: on liquids or solids right now
• heavy bleeding: spraying, pouring or enough to make a puddle
• severe injuries: after a serious accident or assault
• seizure (fit): shaking or jerking because of a fit, or unconscious (cannot be woken up)
• sudden, rapid swelling: of the lips, mouth, throat or tongue

Children – call 999 or take your child to A&E now for any of these:

• seizure (fit): shaking or jerking because of a fit, or unconscious (cannot be woken up)
• choking: on liquids or solids right now
• difficulty breathing: making grunting noises or sucking their stomach in under their ribcage
• unable to stay awake: cannot keep their eyes open for more than a few seconds
• blue, grey, pale or blotchy skin, tongue or lips: on brown or black skin, grey or blue palms or soles of the feet
• limp and floppy: their head falls to the side, backwards or forwards
• heavy bleeding: spraying, pouring or enough to make a puddle
• severe injuries: after a serious accident or assault
• signs of a stroke: face dropping on one side, cannot hold both arms up, difficulty speaking
• sudden rapid swelling: of the lips, mouth, throat or tongue
• sudden confusion: agitation, odd behaviour or non-stop crying