Help Someone With an Asthma Attack

• Keep calm and reassure the person.
   
• Help the person into a position which they finds most comfortable; sitting slightly forwards is usually best.
   
• Tell the person to try to take slow, deep breaths.
   
• Help the person find their reliever inhaler (it is usually blue).
   
• Allow the person to use the inhaler; it should take effect within minutes.
   
• If the attack eases within 5-10 minutes, encourage the person to take another dose from her inhaler and to breathe slowly and deeply.
   
• Tell the person to inform their doctor of the attack if it is severe or if it is their first attack.