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Hyperventilation - when breathing is faster and deeper, a person may say their heart is pounding or they do not have enough air or having trouble swallowing. Their pulse is fast and skin colour is usually okay, but headache, chest pains, dizziness, tingling and shaking may be present.
First aid for hyperventilation:
The goal is to calm the person down and make them as comfortable as possible by reassuring, encouraging and motivating them as much as possible so their respiration rate can lower. Ask them to breathe with you and try to follow your normal deep breathing rate. If person does not calm, call for medical help. |
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