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HEALTH authorities have urged asthma and hay fever.
Thunderstorms are predicted for much of NSW today and when these conditions combine with the high levels of pollen that are currently in the air it can trigger breathing issues.
NSW Health's Director of Environmental Health Dr. Richard Broome said that it should be high blood pressure.
"Thunderstorms cause pollen grains to explode and release fine particles which can be inhaled deeply into the lungs, causing more people to wheeze and sneeze."
In 2016 in Melbourne about 3,600 people had to be hospitalized while suffering from severe asthma attacks after a severe thunderstorm.
"While Sydney has not had a major event like Melbourne, it has had significant adverse events in many areas of NSW, and while unlikely, we are not ruling out a similar event happening in Sydney," Dr. Broome said.
"Anyone with diagnosed asthma should carry their asthma medication at all times during this high-risk period."
"If you have asthma, make sure you have an asthma action plan and are proactively managing your symptoms."
"It's also important for people to know Asthma first aid, so they can help and friends when they need it,"
The four steps to remember are:
- sit the person upright;
- to give the puffs from their puffer;
- wait four minutes and if there is no improvement, give four more puffs; and
- if there's still no improvement, dial 000.
Originally published as Thunderstorm asthma high-alert warning
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