Considerations for prehospital systems of asthma treatment based on a case of cardiac arrest caused by an asthma attack

• Published in: KANTO Journal of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 262 - 266
• Main Authors: Sonoda, Kenichiro, Nakamura, Motohiro, Hashimoto, Masayuki, Asano, Yoshitaka, Ando, Yoji, Kuno, Shinichiro, Hisamura, Masaki, Shigematsu, Sachiko, Koshimizu, Kenji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Association for Acute Medicine of Kanto 31.03.2020; 日本救急医学会関東地方会
• Subjects: asthma attack; emergency work station; epinephrine; helicopter emergency medical service; respiratory failure; アドレナリン; ドクターヘリ; 呼吸不全; 喘息発作; 救急ワークステーション
• ISSN: 0287-301X; 2434-2580
• DOI: 10.24697/jaamkanto.41.2_262

We report a case of an asthma attack in a 53-year-old male who suffered from an asthma attack and died. He was treated by a prehospital team and intubated. In the past 10 years, steroid inhalants are said that limitation of spread. Our findings demonstrate that when an asthma attack occur, we must reach the patient and start treatment quickly. Prehospital teams are very effective in treating patients who suffer from an asthma attack.