How to Treat Hyperventilation - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

A St John Ambulance trainer explains the six signs to look for if you think someone may be hyperventilating, and how to give them first aid help. You’ll need to take them somewhere quiet, reassure them, and advise them to see a doctor.

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[meredithmarshall]

Anxiety or “attention seeking behavior”? I’ve never seen someone hyperventilate from seeking attention, that makes anxiety sound like an attention seeking behavior

[vishvaxo]

If you experience this, start writing whatever comes to your mind with your finger on any surface to keep your mind and awareness away from you breathing so that everything goes back to normal. Hope this helps, because it def helped me!

[赤いあ]

I hyperventilate almost every once a week and my classmates and teachers are scared of me I feel bad everyday

[duckpomegranate]

Thank you cause I hyperventilate cause I have really bad anxiety😢

[thescrubmain]

My mom suffers from hyperventilation syndrome. One trick we've figured out is to use a piece of A4 size paper to make a funnel like shape, then put it on her face like an oxygen mask.

It's more of a psychological thing in that it helps her control her breathing and get it stable.

[uwje]

This is so helpful, my parents had a fight and my mum was hyperventilating really bad and I didn't know what to do. Thanks

[HadesGlory]

I had a anxiety attack like 6 years ago that ish was terrible. I felt like I wasn't getting enough air. I bought an spo2 oxygen finger checker to always know my oxygen levels whenever I felt like I couldn't breathe id use it and realize my oxygen levels were perfectly fine. After a few months I notice that all those uncomfortable not breathing feelings were lies my anxiety was telling me with no facts to back it up. So after a while I just stopped using it because I knew I was safe even if I didn't feel like I was.

[gracetehe]

I was just hyperventilating and my mom thought I was going to go to the hospital because she’s never seen me hyperventilate because I’m so young. I’ve only done it like 3 times and I’m kinda hyperventilating right now and it’s not as bad as earlier. I was hyperventilating for like an hour and I couldn’t breath.

[skyella]

You can also use a brown bag or a brown paper bag to control their breathing, I hyperventilated yesterday and my hands and legs for cramming and so weak, i was dizzy and felt like fainting. The thing is if this is caused by anxiety at least 1-2 people make sure the person hyperventilating is comfortable with those ppl. Lift their feet up and if it doesn't get any better for around 10 m maybe get them to the nearest infirmary.

[pandaeyesnexitidonotconsen]

How to treat hyperventilation?
"Go see a doctor"

[niptodstan]

I’ve just been diagnosed with this. I get bad anxiety but I don’t do fast breathing or look for attention. When I feel anxious I take deep breaths. I also have blood oxygen around 85-6. Have had for a year now.

[arielrodriguez]

I hyperventilate everyday, and it's frightening. Sometimes i think i would die while going to work because i can't breathe

[Dion_Mustard]

my hyperventilation comes on unexpectedly usually once or twice a year. i get the racing heart, light headed, blood shot eyes, strange feeling in my stomach, blurred vision. I have to sit down and breath properly. Afterwards I feel tired and dizzy and I get acid reflux. My head pulsates.
It's HORRIBLE! Can anyone relate to these symptoms. I have suffered bad anxiety all my life. I am now 37.

[graceeaston]

i hyperventilate once in a while but it’s not a lot like i only do it when i’m stressed rlly

[NOV]

To prevent hyperventilation, you have to be proactive. Some don’t know this, but taking too much aspirin can lead to hyperventilation.

[cjbartoz]

For more information about the Buteyko method you can read the following 2 articles:

- Kazarinov V.A. (1990) "The biochemical basis of KP Buteyko's theory of the diseases of deep respiration"

- V.K. Buteyko, M.M. Buteyko (2005) “The Buteyko theory about a key role of breathing for human health: scientific introduction to the Buteyko therapy for experts”

[Julia-oocm]

What if you leave in a stressful enviorement and can not leave outside due to chronic fatigue?

thank you for that cause for me sometome i hypervintelate and this is helpful heheh thanks again

[Holzider]

thanks for this video. when i give first aid to people that are hyperventilating and nothing else helps, i normally try to be extremely dominant, command them to breathe slowly and try to synchronize their breath rythm with mine. saved me from calling an ambulance two times but i still don't know if this is the correct way to do it, is it okay to do what i said?

[DeeCantLift]

Like my breathing wasn’t going on it’s own. I keep having to do it on my own. I’m scared and don’t know what’s going on