If any of you have ever witnessed an Asthma attack it is scary when an attack happens the airways go into spasm and this causes the chest to tighten and if this is not scary enough the airways become inflamed and the body’s defences start producing phlegm and this causes the person to have severe breathing problems.
This is a frightening condition to witness in both an adult and a child, so what should YOU be looking for and more importantly would YOU recognise the symptoms if they were presented to you?
Adults tend to know what triggers an attack of Asthma and are usually well prepared when it does happen, doesn’t mean it is not as scary because it is, a good friend of mine suffers quite badly with the condition and his last attack really was scary, but we managed it really well, so let’s look at Asthma attacks in children.