What to do when you get an asthma attack and you have no medication ?
A serious question but what if you dont have your inhaler on you or youre camping and there is no one there to help you ?
A serious question but what if you dont have your inhaler on you or youre camping and there is no one there to help you ?
If youre an asthmatic you should always have your inhaler with you.
Here are my recommended steps.
The following guidelines are suitable for both children and adults and are the recommended steps to follow in an asthma attack:
1. Take your reliever inhaler its usually blue immediately
2. Sit down and ensure that any tight clothing is loosened. Do not lie down
3. If no immediate improvement during an attack continue to take one puff of your reliever inhaler every minute for five minutes or until symptoms improve
4. If your symptoms do not improve in five minutes or you are in doubt call 999 or a doctor urgently
5. Continue to take one puff of your reliever inhaler every minute until help arrives
You are having an asthma attack if any of the following happen:
Your reliever does not help symptoms
Your symptoms are getting worse cough breathlessness wheeze or tight chest
You are too breathless to speak eat or sleep
Do not be afraid of causing a fuss even at night. If you are admitted to hospital or an accident and emergency department because of your asthma take details of your medicines with you. After an emergency asthma attack:
Make an appointment with your doctor or asthma nurse for an asthma review within 48 hours of your attack
You will also need another review within one or two weeks after your asthma attack to make sure your symptoms are better controlled
Do not ignore worsening symptoms
Most people find that asthma attacks are the result of gradual worsening of symptoms over a few days.
If your asthma symptoms are getting worse do not ignore them Follow your personal asthma action plan. If symptoms continue to get worse make an urgent appointment to see your doctor or asthma nurse. Quite often using your reliever is all that is needed to relieve your asthma symptoms when you start to have an asthma attack. At other times symptoms are more severe and more urgent action is needed.
seriously you should call an ambulance.
I had to be taken into hospital last night with breathing difficulties. ive not had an asthma problem for 14 years since I suffered from bronchitis and I was told if I had left it any longer I would have been in serious trouble. So yeah call an ambulance.
I agree with dancer but not all rescue inhalers are blue. It depends on the manufacturer. The drug is albuterol or xopenex.
you could check with the 24 hour nurse hotline. They have registered nurses available to answer questions like this anonymously. The number is 18778255276. Good luck