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Why would you not administer benadryl to someone having an asthma attack?
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∙ 14y ago
If the cause of their Asthma is known and is not a histiminic reaction. Benadryl should not be given to someone having an asthma attack because coughing is the persons way of forcing the air out of the lungs. Suppressing cough will only make it worse. You need to treat it instead with a fast acting medicine that opens the airways...such as albuterol.
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Will a hot shower help an asthma attack?
Yes, steam from a hot shower is an alternative medical method for relieving bronchospasm from an asthma attack. The steam will help the muscle and bronchospasm to relax, partially relieving the symptoms of the asthma attack. However, it must be noted that the priority treatment for an asthma attack is to administer the prescribed bronchodilator, usually by means of an inhaler. Common bronchodilators include salbutamol, terbutaline sulfate and adrenalin. If a patient presents with signs of an asthma attack, ask them to stop what they are doing, rest, and administer the prescribed medication. Be prepared to have medical assistance dispatched should the condition worsen. Reassuring the patient, as opposed to putting them in a hot shower, can often be more effective. Keeping the patient calm, free from stress and panic will lessen the need to breathe erratically making the patient feel less short of breath. Monitor the patient closely and administer a second dose of the medication if the condition does not improve within five minutes. Call for urgent medical backup if the patient can no longer speak due to lack of air, has gone unconscious or complains that the asthma attack is the worse they have ever had.
Can you have an asthma attack from talking on the telephone after someone talked on the phone prior who smokes cigarettes?
no
What causes a asthma attack?
An asthma attack may be triggered by irritants such as dust or pollen
What is one of the major symptoms of asthma?
Asthma attack.
What is one of the the major symptoms of asthma?
Asthma attack.
What happens if you leave asthma untreated?
the worst is you can have an asthma attack, and die. but if you do you can grow out of asthma!!!!!!!!! i should know i use to have it, not any more
What happens when you have an asthma attack at night?
you go to the hospital right away or get someone to take you to the hospital so you can get checked
Can a person with asthma have a asthma attack if there is red pepper in a season they eat?
I don;t think red pepper causes an asthma attack. An asthma attack is caused by something constricting the bronchi in the lungs. Red pepper can cause an allergic reaction.
Is it normal to feel guilty after an asthma attack?
You shouldn't. If you do, it is probably about something else, not the asthma attack. But I'm no expert ;)
Can pollen in the air cause Asthma?
No, but it can set off an asthma attack.
Can you have an asthma attack caused from excitement or from getting scared?
Yes you can. The adrenaline rush can bring on an asthma attack if you are prone to asthma and not taking your meds properly. My sister had her first asthma attack at 34 when under a great deal of stress, and she had to be hospitalised it was so severe.
Can your back ache with asthma attack?
not usually but it depends on the person and the attack and what triggered the attack. if it only hurts when you have an attack then you might wanna go to a doctor cause thats not normal with an asthma attack ...
