Emergency care for bronchial asthma

Bronchial asthma refers to allergic diseases in which the bronchial system is involved, and in this connection a threat of suffocation is created during seizures.

Symptoms of bronchial asthma are severe and, therefore, there is a need for emergency care, as there is a threat to human life - in the bronchi there is a spasm, the secretion of the mucous membrane increases, which also swells and the lumen of the bronchi considerably narrows.

When do I need help?

Emergency care is necessary if the clinic of an attack of bronchial asthma looks like this:

• acute manifestation of symptoms of an attack;
• the patient is difficult to exhale (the so-called expiratory dyspnea );
• breathing is accompanied by noise and whistling;
• the skin of the patient acquires a blue shade (the so-called cyanosis);
• when listening to the lungs, wheezing is audible;
• the patient occupies a position in which he is most comfortable - he sits with an emphasis on his hands.

Emergency first aid for bronchial asthma should be carried out in the case when there is evidence that asthma is bronchial, and not cardiac. Determine what kind of asthma developed in humans, you can by the nature of sniffles: if a person with bronchial asthma breathes heavily, then with cardiac asthma it is difficult for him to inhale.

Bronchial asthma - the algorithm of emergency care

1. During an attack of bronchial asthma, the first point of emergency care is to ensure rest for the patient and ensure a flow of fresh air if an attack occurs in the room. To translate the patient should not, he should occupy a sitting position, which helps improve respiratory muscles and facilitates the departure of phlegm.
2. The patient needs to unbutton the clothes, if it squeezes the chest.
3. Give the patient an inhaler that helps to increase the clearance of the bronchi (with Albuterol, Metaproterenol or Terbutaline).
4. Give the patient a diphenhydramine or a similar action of a medication.
5. Call an ambulance if the patient's condition is very difficult, or the treating doctor, if the patient's condition is estimated to be close to stable.
6. All possible allergens surrounding the patient must be eliminated.
7. If no improvement occurs, the patient is administered 60 mg of Prednisolone - this will relieve the inflammation and acute course of the attack.
8. If Prednisolone does not alleviate the condition of the patient, then there is a threat of an asthmatic status that leaves severe consequences for a person's health - the patient loses consciousness and may lose his life. In this case, urgent hospitalization is necessary.