Spooky season is officially upon us!

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  • GladiusB@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Same. A few years ago my son went into the ER because he was having difficulty breathing. We live near Napa where the wildfires were happening and they gave him a breathing treatment. He was fast asleep and the treatment shot his heart rate up to 160 and NO ONE MENTIONED IT AS A SIDE EFFECT OF THE TREATMENT. I was panicking looking for a nurse but I also didn’t want to leave him. After awhile a nurse was spotted and said he was ok. They transferred him to another hospital for observation. But man, scary stuff. Never felt so helpless. He was only 5.

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      1 year ago

      Some breathing treatments push the same buttons adrenaline does. Kids can have pretty fast heartbeats without it being bad, your “max” heart rate exercising etc. famously goes down as you age. Must’ve been scary, though.