Asthma attack animation
An animation about asthma attacks, including symptoms and when you might need to see a health professional.
Source: KidsHealth
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Asthma is a condition that leads to narrowing of the airways of the lungs.
Tamariki with asthma can have asthma attacks.
Asthma attacks can happen quite suddenly …
… and can get worse quickly.
What you do for your child’s asthma attack depends on their symptoms.
Symptoms can be mild, moderate or severe.
Symptoms of a mild asthma attack include:
- a slight wheeze
- a mild cough
- coughing or wheezing when active
Symptoms of a moderate asthma attack include:
- obvious breathing difficulties
- a continuing cough
- difficulty speaking a complete sentence
Symptoms of a severe asthma attack include:
- having severe trouble breathing
- gasping for breath
- being afraid
- saying only 1 or 2 words at a time
- looking pale and becoming quiet
- looking very floppy and tired
- looking blue around the mouth
- the inhaler is not helping
What to do if your child is having an asthma attack.
Sit them upright.
Give them their reliever inhaler through the spacer.
For every puff, your child needs to take 6 breaths.
For mild symptoms
Give 2 puffs of the inhaler.
For moderate symptoms
Give 6 puffs of the inhaler.
If your child is not improving after 10 minutes, repeat the inhaler and see a health professional immediately or call 111.
For severe symptoms
This is an emergency – call 111.
Then give 6 puffs of the inhaler every 10 minutes until help arrives.
Asthma symptoms can get worse quickly.
Don’t hesitate to seek urgent help.
An animation about asthma attacks, including symptoms and when you might need to see a health professional (in te reo Māori).
Source: KidsHealth
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Ko te huangō he mate e whāiti ai ngā arahau o ngā pūkahukahu.
Ka pāngia pea ngā tamariki mate huangō e ngā pānga huangō.
Ka puta tino ohorere pea ngā pānga huangō ā, ka tere hoki pea te kino kē atu.
Ko tāu mahi hei āwhina i te pānga huangō o tō tamaiti kei te āhua tonu o ngā tohumate.
Ka puta pea ngā tohumate māmā, āhua māmā, taumaha rānei.
Anei ētahi o ngā tohumate o tētahi pānga huangō māmā:
- he tīmohu māmā
- he maremare māmā
- he maremare, he tīmohu rānei ka korikori tinana ana
Anei ētahi o ngā tohumate o tētahi pānga huangō āhua māmā:
- he uaua o te hēhē e tino kitea ana
- he maremare e haere tonu ana
- he uaua o te whakahua i te katoa o tētahi rerenga kōrero
Anei ētahi o ngā tohumate o tētahi pānga huangō taumaha:
- he tino uaua o te hēhē
- he tūngāngā
- te noho wehi
- he whakaputa i te 1, i te 2 kupu rānei i te wā kotahi
- he kōmā te āhua, me te hīrea haere o te tangi o te reo
- he tino pītawitawi te āhua me te ngenge hoki
- he kahurangi ngā taha o te waha
- kāore te ngongo i te āwhina
Me aha mēnā kā pāngia tō tamaiti e te pānga huangō.
Me noho tū ia.
Tukuna ki a ia tōna ngongo whakamāmā mā te puotongā.
Kia 6 ngā whakahā ki ia puhanga.
Mō ngā tohumate māmā.
Tukuna kia 2 ngā puhanga o te ngongo.
Mō ngā tohumate āhua māmā.
Tukuna kia 6 ngā puhanga o te ngongo.
Ki te kore te ora o tō tamaiti e piki haere ana whai muri i te 10 miniti, tukuna anō te ngongo me te toro atu ki tētahi ngaio hauora i taua wā tonu, waea atu rānei ki 111.
Mō ngā tohumate taumaha.
He ohotata tēnei – waea atu ki 111.
Kātahi ka tukuna kia 6 ngā puhanga o te ngongo i ia 10 miniti tae noa ki te taenga mai o te āwhina.
Ka tere pea te kino kē atu o ngā tohumate huangō.
Kaua rawa e tōmuri kia kōhukihuki te kimi āwhina.
An animation about asthma attacks, including symptoms and when you might need to see a health professional (in Samoan).
Source: KidsHealth
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O le Ma‘i Sela o se tulaga e faasolo atu aga‘i i le vāiti ai āla‘ea i le māmā.
E mafai ona osofa‘i e le ma‘i sela tamaiti ua maua i le sela.
E mafai ona osofa‘i faafuase‘i le ma‘i sela ma e mafai ona vave faateteleina.
O mea e te faia mo lau tama pe a osofa‘i e le ma‘i sela e fuafua lava i ona auga.
E feololo pe ogaoga auga.
O auga o se tama‘i osofa‘iga o le sela e aofia ai:
- o se tale ii itiiti
- o se tama‘i tale
- tale masani poo le ii pe a oso
O auga o se osofa‘iga feololo o le ma‘i sela e aofia ai:
- faigata na manava
- tale faalausosoo
- faigata ona tautala i se fuaiupu atoa
O auga o se osofa‘iga ogaoga o le sela e aofia ai:
- le faafitauli ogaoga o le mānava
- tau apata mo se manava
- ua fefe
- tautala na o le 1 pe 2 upu i le taimi
- sesega foliga ma faasolo ina lē tautala
- foliga faaletonu tele ma vaivai
- foliga lanumoana i le gutu
- ua le fesoasoani le pamu
O le a le mea e te faia pe a osofa‘i e le ma‘i sela a lau tama.
Faanofo sa‘o ia i luga.
Tuu i ai i le pamu lavea‘i vave i le spacer e manava ai.
Mo feula ta‘itasi, e mana‘omia e lau tama le manava faa 6.
Mo tama‘i auga.
Feula faalua le pamu.
Mo auga tau feololo.
Feula faaono le pamu.
Afai e leai se suiga lelei o lau tama pe a uma 10 minute, toe fai le pamu e manava ai ma va‘ai vave se foma‘i soifua maloloina pe vala‘au le 111.
Mo auga ogaoga.
O le faalavelave faafuase‘i lena – vala‘au le 111.
Ona fai lea o manava ta‘i 6 o le pamu i le ta‘i 10 minute seia oo mai le fesoasoani.
E mafai ona vave faateteleina auga o le ma‘i sela.
Aua le faatuai e saili se fesoasoani faanatinati.
An animation about asthma attacks, including symptoms and when you might need to see a health professional (in Tongan).
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Ko e mahaki helá ko ha fokoutua ia te ne fakatupunga ke fāsi‘i ‘a e halanga mānava ‘i he ma‘ama‘á.
ʻE lava ke puke fakafokifā ʻa e fānaú ‘i he mahaki helá.
ʻE lava ke hoko fakafokifā ʻa e puke ‘i he mahaki helá pea ʻe lava ke vave ʻene faka‘au ke toe kovi angé.
Ko e meʻa te ke fai ki he puke fakafokifā ʻa hoʻo tamá ‘i he mahaki helá ʻe makatuʻunga ia ʻi honau ngaahi fakaʻilongá.
‘E lava ke tō ma‘ama‘a, lotoloto pe fakatu‘utāmaki ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilongá.
ʻOku kau ʻi he ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻo ha mahaki hela ‘oku tō ma‘ama‘a peé ʻa e:
- kiʻi ongo sisī ‘a e mānavá
- ki‘i tale siʻisiʻi
- tale pe sisī e mānavá ʻi he taimi ‘oku ngaungaue holo aí
ʻOku kau ʻi he ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻo ha mahaki hela ‘oku hoko fakafokifā mo tu’unga lotoloto peé ʻa e:
- mahino mai ‘oku faingataʻa e mānavá
- tale hokohoko
- faingataʻa ke lea ʻaki ha sētesi kakato
ʻOku kau ʻi he ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻo ha mahaki hela ‘oku ‘i ha tu’unga fakatu’utāmaki mo fakatu‘upakē ʻa e:
- faingataʻaʻia lahi ʻa e mānavá
- feinga ke fakatau ‘a e mānavá
- ongo‘i ilifia
- lava pē ke lea ʻaki ha foʻi lea ʻe 1 pe 2 ʻi he taimi takitaha
- hā lanu tea mo faka‘au ke fakalongolongo
- hā mai ‘oku ngāvaivai mo helaʻia ‘aupito
- lanu pulū takatakai ʻi he ngutú
- ʻikai ke tokoni ʻa e pamu mānavá
Ko e meʻa ke fai kapau ʻoku puke fakafokifā ho‘o tamá ‘i he mahaki helá.
Fakatangutu kinautolu ‘o fakahangatonu ki ‘olunga.
ʻOange kiate kinautolu ʻenau meʻa pamu mānavá ʻo ngāue ‘aki ‘a e spacer.
ʻI he fo‘i pamu (puff) kotoa pē, ʻoku fiemaʻu ho‘o tamá ke mānava tuʻo 6.
Ki he ngaahi fakaʻilonga ‘oku tō ma‘ama‘á.
ʻOange ha fo‘i pamu ʻe 2 ʻi he pamu helá.
Ki he ngaahi fakaʻilonga ‘oku tō lotolotó.
ʻOange ha fo‘i pamu ʻe 6 ʻi he pamu helá.
Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke fakalakalaka kimu‘a hoʻo tamá ‘i he hili ha miniti ʻe 10, toe faka‘aonga‘i pē ʻa e me‘a pamu helá pea sio leva ki ha tokotaha ngāue fakapalofesinale ki he moʻui leleí ‘i he taimi pē ko iá pe telefoni ki he 111.
Ki he ngaahi fakaʻilonga ‘oku fakatu‘utāmakí.
Ko ha tu‘unga fakatu‘utāmaki eni mo fiema‘u ki ai ha ngāue fakavavevave – telefoni ki he 111.
Pea ‘oange leva ha fo‘i pamu ‘e 6 ‘o ngāueʻaki ‘a e pamu helá ʻi he miniti ‘e 10 kotoa pē kaeʻoua kuo toki aʻu atu ʻa e tokoní.
ʻE lava ke vave ha‘ane faka‘au ke kovi ange ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻo e helá.
ʻOua ‘e toe fakatatali ke kumi ki ha tokoni fakavavevave.
Watch an animation on asthma attacks in children in your preferred language.
Key points about asthma attacks
- any child with asthma can have a severe asthma attack
- common triggers of asthma attacks include viral infections and allergies
- symptoms of an asthma attack include cough, wheezing and difficulty breathing
- ask your child's health professional for an asthma action plan
Call 111 immediately if your child has severe asthma attack symptoms. Don’t hesitate to get urgent help.
Signs and symptoms of an asthma attack
Many tamariki have mild asthma. Any child with asthma can have a severe, life-threatening attack.
Asthma attacks happen when your child's asthma symptoms get worse. Symptoms can get worse suddenly.
Mild asthma attack symptoms
Symptoms of a mild asthma attack include:
- slight wheeze
- mild cough
- coughing or wheezing when active
Moderate asthma attack symptoms
Symptoms of a moderate asthma attack include:
- worsening breathing difficulties
- a continuing cough
- difficulty speaking a full sentence
Severe asthma attack symptoms
Call 111 immediately if your child has severe asthma attack symptoms. Don’t hesitate to get urgent help.
Symptoms of a severe asthma attack include:
- seeming afraid
- having severe difficulty breathing
- gasping for breath
- having difficulty speaking more than one or 2 words
- looking pale and sounding quiet
- the reliever medicine isn’t working
- being unresponsive
- being tired or floppy
- turning blue around the mouth
What to do if your child is having an asthma attack
- Sit your child upright and stay with them. Lean them forward slightly and support their arms either on their knees or on a table.
- You will need to use your child's reliever inhaler with a spacer. Reliever inhalers work best with a spacer.
- If your child has an asthma action plan, try to follow this.
For mild asthma attack symptoms
Give 2 puffs of the reliever inhaler through the spacer. For every puff, your child needs to take 6 breaths.
For moderate asthma attack symptoms
Give 6 puffs of the reliever inhaler through the spacer. For every puff, your child needs to take 6 breaths.
If your child is not improving after 10 minutes, repeat the inhaler and see a health professional immediately or call 111.
For severe asthma attack symptoms - this is an emergency
This is an emergency – call 111 in New Zealand and ask for urgent help. If you're in another country, use the local emergency number for help.
Then give 6 puffs of the inhaler every 10 minutes until your child gets better.
More information and support
Take a look at the Cardiac + Respiratory Foundation NZ website for an example of what a blank asthma plan looks like. It's available in English, te reo Māori, Samoan and Tongan.
Cardiac + Respiratory Foundation NZ brings together the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ, Kia Manawanui Trust – The Heart of Aotearoa, Lung Foundation NZ, and the Bronchiectasis Foundation NZ. Check out their website for information and resources on asthma and other respiratory conditions.
Asthma New Zealand provides information. They also offer free appointments to people with asthma in some regions, or nationally through telehealth. You can self-refer or a health professional can refer you.
