hypersensitivity condition
airways narrow in response to exposure to inhaled particles
exhaled air forced out and has difficulty breathing
response can happen during exercise, stressful or fearful situations
signs- breathless with wheezing on expiration,, cyanosis (blue lips), restlessness, cent compete sentences, placing themselves in tripod position
syptoms- difficulty in breathing, sensation of suffocating or drowning
sit down and take slow steady breaths, salbutamol inhaler + spacer + oxygen, one puff of inhaler ery 30-60seconds up to 10 puffs
call 999 if feeling worse or after taking 10 puffs, if dont arrive in 15mins repeat
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