BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - When an Acadian Ambulance pulled up to Liberty Lagoon water park in Baton Rouge, it drew some curious stares from families heading into the facility. The kids it was there to serve, however, met the vehicle with smiles, eager to get on board. The ambulance was there for Our Lady of the Lake’s Asthma Camp, a special summer camp designed for kids suffering from asthma.
"We just try to teach them more about asthma, how to take care of it. We teach them what it is, how to take their medications properly, what medications to take when, what some of their triggers are," explained respiratory therapist, Judy Black.....
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Ketamine May Aid in Prehospital Management of Severe Asthma
An ALS unit that has a 60-year-old female on board in severe respiratory distress. On arrival, you find your patient altered in the back of the ambulance. She's hypoxic, with oxygen saturation (SpO2) in the upper 60s, and has audible wheezing. She will not keep the non-rebreather mask on.
Initially she was found unresponsive by the ALS crew, who first attempted intubation, but had difficulty doing so as they don't carry paralytics. An 18-gauge IV had been established in the left antecubital area, and she received 125 mg of solumedrol IV. The first arriving ALS crew has treated her before and indicates she has a history of severe asthma and has been intubated before in the past.....
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How to Prevent the Long-Term Health Effects of Asthma
Left untreated, asthma can cause serious complications that can affect your health later in life. Here’s what you need to know.
Asthma isn’t a short-term problem — a sudden loss of breath that only lasts for a few minutes. It’s a chronic disease that must be managed throughout your life.
“If you can’t breathe correctly, it affects everything you do,” says Richard Lockey, MD, FAAAAI, an allergist at the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Associates in Tampa Bay, Florida. “It affects how active you are, your work performance, how long you sleep — everything. You have to be able to breathe to have a normal life”.....
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