If a patient with an asthma attack experiences respiratory arrest, prompt artificial respiration is required, but if the patient is only showing wheezing and difficulty breathing, artificial respiration is generally not recommended.
The main manifestation of asthma is episodic dyspnea, and in severe cases, even sitting breathing. It is usually triggered by external stimuli, at this time the correct way to deal with as soon as possible to relieve the spasm of the airways, restore lung function, such as the use of bronchodilators, such as salbutamol and so on.
Artificial respiration does not solve the airway spasm triggered by external stimuli, and its main purpose is to help patients with loss of spontaneous respiration to restore spontaneous respiration. Thus, if an asthma attack is only characterized by wheezing and dyspnea, artificial respiration is not recommended.
Patients with asthma attacks are advised to seek prompt medical attention and follow the doctor’s instructions to treat the disease.