Primeros auxilios en caso de dificultad respiratoria

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Primeros auxilios en caso de dificultad respiratoria

Definición:

La dificultad respiratoria se puede describir de varias maneras diferentes: la persona se puede sentir "falta de aliento", con poca respiración, incapaz de respirar profundamente, "sedienta de aire" o sentir que no está recibiendo suficiente aire o como si estuviera luchando por respirar.

Ver primeros auxilios en caso de asfixia .

Nombres alternativos:

Falta de aliento y primeros auxilios; dificultad para respirar y primeros auxilios; disnea y primeros auxilios

Consideraciones generales:

Si una persona está teniendo una dificultad respiratoria, casi siempre se trata de una emergencia médica (distinto a sentirse ligeramente sin aliento por la actividad normal como el ejercicio o por trepar una colina).

Causas:

La dificultad respiratoria tiene muchas causas potenciales y algunas de las más comunes son:

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