Patients present to the emergency department (ED) with many different asthma symptoms. The ED evaluation is focused on determining the severity of the attack, identifying precipitating factors ...

Asthma can be scary. Being prepared beforehand, can help ease some of the anxiety. To be ready for a worst case scenario, have an action plan in place. Talk to your doctor to customize a plan that ...

She screamed for help while trying to do CPR and called emergency services ... use a written asthma action plan - including how to tell whether your asthma is getting worse and what medicine ...

or if you don’t have a plan follow the four steps of asthma first aid. * If you feel unwell, call ‘Nurse on Call’ on 1300 60 60 24 or Victorian Virtual Emergency Department at www.vved.org ...

During a late night storm, an estimated 10,000 people were rushed to hospitals with severe asthma attacks. With thousands of calls on emergency lines, ambulances and emergency departments were ...