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Description
At Mediband, we work hard to help you stay safe and feel protected at all times. If you suffer from asthma we have you covered. Our medical bands make it easy to alert others of your risks.
Understanding Asthma
Asthma is a long-term lung condition. People with asthma have sensitive airways in their lungs which react to triggers, causing a ‘flare-up’. In a flare-up, the muscles around the airway squeeze tight, the airways swell and become narrow and there is more mucus. These things make it harder to breathe.
An asthma flare-up can come on slowly (over hours, days or even weeks) or very quickly (over minutes). A sudden or severe asthma flare-up is sometimes called an asthma attack.
A person’s asthma symptoms can vary over time - sometimes they will have no symptoms, especially when their asthma is well-controlled. Symptoms often vary from person to person, but they are most commonly:
- breathlessness
- wheezing
- tight feeling in the chest
- continuing cough
The occurence of these symptoms can be quickly rectified through the use of prescribed medication such as salbutamol, however, this is hard to manage for a young child.
In children:
- Signs of worsening asthma can be difficult to recognise
- Asthma can worsen quickly over short period of time
- They may complain of sore tummy or chest and be more restless
- DO NOT DELAY in starting asthma first aid
