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What are some tips to help someone having an asthma attack while waiting for an ambulance or after giving them their meds?
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See below: Keep calm - anxiety makes you more short of breath, even though that is hard to do in the middle of an asthma attack; make sure you are breathing clean air - open window preferably unless it is really cold - away from smoke, fumes etc.
Answered 11/20/2012
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See below: Try to keep the patient calm! this is the best advise i can think of.
Answered 8/28/2016
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