Please call 911 immediately if you are having chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, sudden weakness or numbness, or if you think you have a medical emergency.
If he does not have the above symptoms but is still complaining of trouble breathing or coughing, do the following:
1. Notify the Child’s Health Care Provider Immediately
2. Follow the Child’s Asthma Plan, if Possible
3. Give Quick-Relief Medicine
If the child has no asthma action plan but has an inhaler:
If the child doesn’t have an inhaler, use one from a first aid kit. If you are sure this is an asthma attack and the child has used quick-relief asthma medicine before (albuterol), you can borrow someone else’s.
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