What You Should Do During an Asthma Attack

You should try to prevent her becoming dehydrated. Encourage her to sip small amounts at frequent intervals. Plain water is best, although lemon barley drinks are popular with some children at these times. Provide a straw if that makes it easier for her to drink. She may like to suck a piece of ice. Do not worry if she does not feel like eating, you can offer food once the attack has passed.

If she has swallowed a lot of mucus or is coughing, she may vomit, which may make her feel better. Even if the symptoms improve, it is a good idea to contact your doctor. Once the attack is over it can help to look back on why and how it happened. You may be surprised at how many signs these were during the days leading up to the attack. If it allowed on from an accumulation of factors, such as watching on from an accumulation of factors, such as watching sports in cold conditions, a succession of late nights that led to haphazard taking of preventive medication, you may be able to act to prevent a similar pattern recurring.

You may find that your child becomes tired and listless. She may have a cold. She may look much paler than usual. Her normal medication may not be working as well and more reliever medication may be needed. She may breathe faster, be short of breath, wheeze and cough. The symptoms which herald an acute asthma attack and need you to act promptly are wheezing, shortness of breath, persistent coughing, increased breathing rate and inability to complete a sentence.