Asthma attack Flashcards
1
Q
What is it?
A
asthma is a condition that affects the airways. they narrow in response to particles inhaled, which causes difficulty in breathing. This can also occur in stressful/fearful situations + with exercise
2
Q
Signs
A
breathlessness with wheezing on expiration, cyanosis, restlessness
3
Q
Symptoms
A
difficulty in breathing, sensation of suffocating + downing
4
Q
Action
A
sit them down in comfortable position, administer oxygen + salbutamol inhaler from drugs kit, calm + reassure, call 999 if no recovery is made rapidly. Get them to take one or two puffs of their inhaler every two minutes, until they’ve had 10 puffs.
