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Breathing difficulties - first aid

Alternative Names: Difficulty breathing - first aid; Dyspnea - first aid; Shortness of breath - first aid Symptoms: The following symptoms are often associated with difficulty breathing: Gurgling, wheezing, or whistling sounds Using chest and neck muscles to breathe Bluish lips, fingers, and fingernails Cough (if the person also has phlegm/sputum, this may be pneumonia; a barking cough in a child is croup) Chest pain (could be a heart attack or injury; sharp chest pain could be pulmonary embolism or collapsed lung) Chest moving in an unusual way as the person breathes (may indicate an airway or chest injury) Confusion, light-headedness, weakness, or sleepiness Fever

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