what are some of them?
2007-01-07 18:15:15 · 8 answers · asked by jessie 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Asthma is caused by airway constriction. The airways constrict secondary to the contraction of the smooth muscle that surrounds the airways. Asthma medications primarily act to relax these smooth muscles to open up the airways.
Knowing this, yes... people die from asthma quite often. In the case of Nikki Taylor's younger sister, she failed to get prescription medication for her asthma and instead bought over-the-counter Primatene Mist. Primatene Mist can be very effective in the short-term (but it doesn't last long). It's essentially an inhaled epinephrine and people tend to build tolerance to this medication rapidly. She died because she had an acute episode. The Primatene Mist probably worked briefly, but when her airways clamped down again... well, you know the end result.
It's sad to speculate after the fact, but if she had used a Beta-2 Agonist like Albuterol Sulfate, or an anti-cholinergic drug like Ipatropium Bromide (Atrovent), she might have had a better outcome.
2007-01-07 19:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by sam_of_losangeles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-27 11:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several hundred people die every year because they didn't know that their puffer was empty or if it was plugged up.
There is/was a move to have a counter on the rescue inhalers
If you don't know how.. Remove the medicine canister Flush the actuator from both directions with hot water, dry and put the unit back together,
I have an extra puffer on hand just in case
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2007-01-08 03:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nikki Taylor (the model) had a younger sister that died from asthma about 12 years ago. I think she did not have her inhaler with her and she suffocated to death.
2007-01-07 18:18:22 · answer #4 · answered by bashnick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well u could say i have died twice!!!
Twice i have had really bad attacks once i had cpr done by my mom to bring me back and once by my sister to bring me back to life.
The last time was only about 6 months ago.
I was having a really bad attack and my sister got my neb for me and was setting it when i collasped. She was the only one home and she did cpr on me for about 10 minutes till the medics turned up.
She is so awesome im so lucky.
2007-01-08 10:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by asthmaamy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never really heard of asthma releated deaths, i know that a serious asthma attack left untreated can stop your breathing, which can be fatal.
2007-01-07 18:18:35 · answer #6 · answered by EbBz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandmother died of asthma, she was 73years old.
I think people can died of asthma.
2007-01-07 18:25:33 · answer #7 · answered by Mely 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
respiratory arrest is that what you mean.
2007-01-07 18:22:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋