How do you prevent hyperventilation?

Answer 1

my daughter suffered bouts of hyperventilation possible causes were hard to determine anxiety chest infection allergy to pollens, we tried a remedy for all of these she had asevere bout in august of this year ,her doctor gave her a air flow metre to test breath capacity perhaps to determine if asthama ,got bad enough to take her to hospital .in the mean time i stumbled on an article from a Russian doctor from 1960 s who noted in all of his hyperventilating patients that there was a distinctive lack of magnesium in there bodies and that a rda of magnesium was of great help so i gave my daughter some magnesium supplements of rda and it has been over 3 months past now and no more hyperventilating bouts now bearing in mind our other atempts at releif have been ashma pump prescribed by doctor homeopathic remedies breathing techniques none have had the effect a completely stopping this hyperventilating in my daughter as i beleif magnesium and vitiman d supplements had

Answer 2

As an Emergency Medical Technician, the treatment for hyperventilation is usually oxygen, covering them with a blanket, and be ready to put them into whats called the Trendelenburg's position which is where the feet are higher than the head. hyperventilation usually leads into shock.

Answer 3

For alkalosis caused by hyperventilation, breathing into a paper bag allows you to keep more carbon dioxide in your body, which improves the alkalosis.

Answer 4

Calm the person down. Have them breath into a PAPER bag. Treat for shock.