{"id":16279,"date":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/thunderstorm-asthma-warning-issued-for-sa\/"},"modified":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","slug":"thunderstorm-asthma-warning-issued-for-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/thunderstorm-asthma-warning-issued-for-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderstorm asthma warning issued for SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The National Asthma Council Australia has issued a \u201cthunderstorm asthma\u201d warning for SA over Christmas.<\/h3>\n<p><em>Eight people died and 8,500 were hospitalised across Victoria when a thunderstorm asthma attack struck that state earlier in the month.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>National Asthma Council Australia is warning South Australians who experience wheezing and sneezing to take extra care, ahead of predicted thunderstorms over the Christmas period.<\/p>\n<p>The forecasted thunderstorm conditions, together with current high pollen counts, can lead to breathing problems being experienced not only by people with asthma but those who experience significant hay fever. People who wheeze and sneeze with hay fever from pollens during spring are most likely to be affected, even if they do not have pre-existing asthma.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Jonathan Burdon AM, Chair of the National Asthma Council Australia and respiratory physician, said with the increasing incidence of asthma triggered by unusual weather conditions, it important to take preventative steps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have seen with the recent events in Melbourne any serious asthma attack can be life-threatening and have tragic consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAct quickly if you start to have symptoms such as shortness of breath or wheezing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best way to treat thunderstorm asthma is to avoid it happening by making sure your asthma is under control and following your written asthma action plan. If you haven\u2019t previously had a diagnosis of asthma and are experiencing regular symptoms, book in to have a review with your doctor.<\/p>\n<p>You may benefit from preventer medication and having an action plan for emergencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>National Asthma Council Australia issued the following advice for thunderstorm asthma:<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do if a thunderstorm is forecast:<\/strong><br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Always carry your blue reliever puffer with you&nbsp;<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Make sure you take your regular daily preventer, if you have been prescribed one<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Know the signs of worsening asthma and the asthma first aid steps<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;If you start developing any signs of asthma, follow your personal asthma action plan, if you have one, or the asthma first aid steps<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;If your asthma symptoms are rapidly worsening, call 000 and say you are having an asthma attack.<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;If you know you are sensitive to pollen, it might help to stay inside on high pollen and windy days, and just before, during and after a thunderstorm, but stay alert for asthma symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thunderstorm asthma\u2019 is a potent mix of pollen and weather conditions that can trigger severe asthma symptoms. It occurs when a storm strikes on a hot and windy day during pollen season when there are high levels of pollen in the air. When the storm front hits, the pollen grains absorb the moisture and burst into tiny particles. The thunderstorm outflow winds blow these particles down to ground level, where they can then get inhaled deep inside the lungs and trigger a serious asthma attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Australia, one in 10 adults and children have asthma. Around 4 out of 5 people with asthma also have allergies, such as pollen-related hay fever.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalasthma.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>nationalasthma.org.au<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/videos\/this-adelaide-oval-security-guard-caught-a-six-without-moving-a-muscle\"><strong>WATCH &#8212; ADELAIDE OVAL SECURITY GUARD TAKES A CLASSIC CATCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/adam-gilchrist-hands-adelaide-a-huge-compliment\"><strong>CRICKET LEGEND HANDS ADELAIDE A MASSIVE COMPLIMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Asthma Council Australia has issued a \u201cthunderstorm asthma\u201d warning for SA over Christmas. Eight people died and 8,500 were hospitalised across Victoria when a thunderstorm asthma attack struck that state earlier in the month. National Asthma Council Australia is warning South Australians who experience wheezing and sneezing to take extra care, ahead of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-16279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thunderstorm asthma warning issued for SA - FIVEAA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/thunderstorm-asthma-warning-issued-for-sa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thunderstorm asthma warning issued for SA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Asthma Council Australia has issued a \u201cthunderstorm asthma\u201d warning for SA over Christmas. 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