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Can a school nurse help treat hyperventilation?
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Yes: If a child is hyperventilating, any responsible adult can help but trying to give the child guidance to slow and deepen his/her breathing and this get back into a normail breathing patterm.
Answered 5/7/2016
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Yes: Any responsible adult can help a child with hyperventilation by coaching them through it or having them breath into a paper bag.
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