First Aid on Asthma Sufferers

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Asthma occurs due to inflammation of the airways due to too responsive to a stimulus. As a result, the airways become narrow and exacerbated with mucus spending. Sufferers will find it difficult to breathe, especially when exhaling.

Asthma can be caused by allergies and psychological pressure. The signs are visible difficulty breathing with periods of long exhale. Sometimes accompanied by wheezing sounds, when you exhale, anxious, pale facial skin and turn blue, well as if left unchecked can cause fainting.

According to Stanley M. Zildo as quoted from his book entitled 'First Aid, How to properly on first aid and Emergency handling', asthma requires handling soon because it can be dangerous.

The steps that can be done among others:

1. Calm the sufferers

2. Help sufferers to sit down and rest

3. Help sufferers get or find a drug

4. Let the sufferers using the drug her inhaler own

5. Much as possible avoid on sufferers from sources of allergy

6. If it is the first attack or visible prolonged, immediately bring to medical services

7. If unconscious, immediately bring to the medical service

8. Do not force the sufferer to sleep on her back, because sufferer more comfortably in conditions sit.

9. Do not ask many questions in sufferer, because usually it is difficult to speak.