Mary Wilson
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Updated: Feb 14, 2025 / 06:35 PM CST
by: Gary Burton Jr.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This flu season has been rough in Arkansas and nationwide, with thousands of hospitalizations and deaths.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 13,000 people have died from the flu. Here in Arkansas, 47 people have died, including one child. ...
On Saturday, Elsie was med-flighted to the hospital.
Rhea says Elsie’s heart and blood pressure had gotten really weak, leading to cardiac arrest.
“I wasn’t aware that the flu virus could do something like this to a perfectly healthy child,” Rhea said.
Elsie has been on life support since Sunday. ...
https://www.kark.com/news/health/arkansas-teen-placed-on-life-support-after-catching-flu/
by: Gary Burton Jr.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This flu season has been rough in Arkansas and nationwide, with thousands of hospitalizations and deaths.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 13,000 people have died from the flu. Here in Arkansas, 47 people have died, including one child. ...
On Saturday, Elsie was med-flighted to the hospital.
Rhea says Elsie’s heart and blood pressure had gotten really weak, leading to cardiac arrest.
“I wasn’t aware that the flu virus could do something like this to a perfectly healthy child,” Rhea said.
Elsie has been on life support since Sunday. ...
https://www.kark.com/news/health/arkansas-teen-placed-on-life-support-after-catching-flu/