Do you hear any stridor (high pitch noise) breathing in and out with your mouth open?

Do you have any saliva running from the mouth as a result of being unable to swallow?

Can you still finish a 5-word sentence in one breath?

Did the shortness of breath come on suddenly or slowly?

Did you notice yourself getting tired and reducing effort from breathing?

Feel for your radial or carotid pulse using your index and middle fingers. Take your heart rate and rhythm by keeping count on the pulse for 15 seconds and multiplying the amount by 4.

Did you have any history of previous life-threatening episodes of a respiratory condition (COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, Brittle Asthma, Bronchiectasis etc)?

Do you suffer from a severe dull 'gripping' or 'heavy' pain in the centre of your chest, that radiates to the left arm or to the neck?

Do you feel any sharp, localised pain on your chest that worsens on breathing, coughing or sneezing?

Can you hear or feel a wheeze in your chest?

Do you have a cough that is productive of phlegm (mucus) of whatever colour?

Did you suffer from any physical injury to your chest (between your clavicle and your lowest rib) recently?

Do you know your best Peak Expiratory Flow Reading (PEFR)?