For those dealing with asthma, simple things such as not changing an air filter or not keeping windows closed during pollen season can easily trigger an asthma attack. Asthma triggers are surrounding us every day. The key is to know where to look for them to prevent them from getting worse. Smoke, mites, mold, pets, cockroaches, pollen, dust and damp, humid areas are all sources that can be detrimental to any sufferer of asthma attacks. So where to begin?
WbMD.com recommends several easy ways to help prevent you or a loved one’s asthma attack from happening:
- Prevent high indoor humidity by using a dehumidifier
- Use hot water once a week to clean bedding
- Use allergen-proof bedding covers when possible
- Turn on exhaust fans when taking a shower to diffuse steam
- Do not place indoor plants in any bedrooms
- Use insect sprays to kill cockroaches, but only when no one is home
- Avoid highly-scented creams and perfumes that may aggravate your lungs
- Wash your pets weekly
- Replace carpeting where possible with hard floors to prevent pet dander from getting trapped in the carpet
As a leader in medical air ambulance services, Air Critical Care and ACC Medlink medical flight nurses are very familiar with symptoms and conditions related to asthma. When you or a loved one is not fit to travel alone by public transportation or by commercial flight, Air Critical Care can help get you to your destination. Our highly-trained medical staff wishes to serve your every need for when your condition requires an air ambulance or non-emergency transportation services. Our services can be used worldwide for medical transport and are fitted with the most advanced technology in the medical transportation industry. Whether a patient is suffering from a condition that is directly or indirectly related to asthma, our doctors and nurses are trained on the most advanced equipment and practices to help make traveling with asthma and other medical conditions much more comfortable.
Air Critical Care medical services include: Air Ambulance, Commercial Medical Escort, and International Commercial Stretcher Services.
Air Critical Care LLC provides worldwide air ambulance services with the highest quality care aboard our network of Advanced Air Ambulances. Providing medical attention ranging from basic life support (BLS) to the most Critical Care, the Air Critical Care flight coordinators and medical team members will arrange every detail from bedside to bedside to ensure that the patient’s continuity of care is well maintained. We have provided exceptional air ambulance services for many patients at all levels of care.
A commercial medical escort service can save you thousands of dollars over the cost of an air ambulance. Patients can qualify for this service if the patient can sit in a seat and is medically stable. Our medical director, Dr. Blane M. Crandall will communicate with the patient’s doctors for discharging and receiving information to determine if this mode of transportation is in the patients’ best interest. This service is available worldwide for all international and domestic air carriers. An airline approved medical staff consisting of a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) or Critical Care Paramedic (CCEMT-P) will fly with the patient in First or Business Class on a commercial airliner. Family members or other companions are able to travel with the patient along with the medical escort provided by Air Critical Care.
International Commercial Stretcher Services turn a Commercial Airliner into an Advanced Air Ambulance, offering a cost effective alternative to private air ambulance services and greater accommodations for passengers. There are strict guidelines and other restrictions involved and the service is not offered for travel exclusively in the United States. Eligibility is determined by our Medical Director, Dr. Crandall, who operates in association with the Medical Department of the Commercial Airline. Approval generally takes 5 – 7 days. Our ICU/CCU aero-medically trained personnel specialize in critical care transports and carry with them all necessary emergency equipment, including but not limited to: cardiac monitor, defibrillator, IV pumps, portable transport ventilators, oxygen and multi parameter monitoring, and emergency medication. We are a mobile ICU international commercial stretcher service in the air.
ACC Medlink offers: Long Distance Ground Transportation and Non-Emergency Medical Transport
Air Critical Care offers several non-emergency medical transportation options generally for long distance ground medical transportation. This service is offered in specially configured vans or medically equipped large recreation vehicles (RV). Patients can remain in a stretcher or wheel chair during travel. The RV offers a regular hospital sized bed. The stretcher in every vehicle will allow the client to recline or sit in an upright position during the trip as the client rides facing forward which decreases the chance of motion sickness. During transportation, our non-emergency medical transportation vehicles are in constant communication with our transportation office and tracked via GPS. This method of transportation is particularly useful for patients with illness or conditions uncomfortable in a private automobile.
http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/prevention-home
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