A 6-year-old child diagnosed with the flu on Monday died the next morning, the family says.
Tahila Johnson's grandmother found her unresponsive shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday and called 911.
The family said the girl seemed to be doing fine when it last checked on her at about 2 a.m.
Johnson's family took her to the emergency room at Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite on Monday after she missed school because of aches and pains.
"She didn't have no flu shot or none of that," said her father, Earl Johnson. "She rarely got sick, ever. She didn't have allergies; she wasn't allergic to anything. She never missed school -- that's how we knew she was sick; she didn't want to go to school."
He is questioning the care his daughter received. She was not tested for the flu during her emergency-room visit, he said.
"'We're not going to test her for the flu; we're not testing anybody today,' and there was a lot of kids in the lobby, so is my child the only one? You never know," he said.
After seeing doctors, the family was sent home with instructions to treat the illness with Tylenol and Zyrtec.
"The staff at Dallas Regional Medical Center would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Tahila Johnson," hospital spokesman Adam Groshans said in a statement. "This is a tragic loss for which we are deeply saddened."
Officials said it could take several weeks to determine if Tahila Johnson's death was flu-related. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office is expected to perform an autopsy Wednesday.
Flu vaccine supplies run low
Dallas County has run low on flu vaccines with the early onset of flu season, but the county health director says that enough are on hand now and more supplies are on the way.
"There's not a vaccine shortage nationally," said Zach Thompson, county health director. "There's just a low inventory because you try to get as many people vaccinated before the holiday period."
The county health department has ordered 1,000 more vaccines and has 200 on hand.
Health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated. The vaccination takes 10 days to be effective.
"We know vaccines work. We know they're effective, and so if we can get the message out to the community that the more people we get immunized, the less disease we have spreading," said Vicki Yeatts, Garland Health Department public health administrator.
Dallas Regional Medical Center said it is encouraging people to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's flu-prevention guidelines:
- Get a flu vaccine
- Take steps to prevent the spread of germs, such as frequent hand-washing
- Take the antivirual drugs prescribed by a physician if you get the flu
If complications such as difficulty breathing, persistent fever, excessive vomiting or difficulty swallowing become apparent, people should immediately go to closest emergency room, the hospital said.
NBC 5's Ken Kalthoff, Tammy Mutasa and Scott Gordon contributed to this report.
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