I feel like the Dr saying he isn’t going to die could be quite reassuring for Chris if it was said in a more kinder manner as this may put his mind at ease that they are going to help him and they will make hi feel better. However a con of this is that he may just feel like she is just saying that to are him feel better and she doesn’t know if he will die or not.
Asking Chris why he thinks he will die may be good as he will have chance to say his worries and fears and the doctor is able to put him at ease and correct him and tell him what medication is for helping with the different things he is having treatment for. On the other hand this may not be a good thing to ask Chris as he may panic more leading to it being harder for him to breathe and catch his breath.
If you slow your breathing down you will be fine, this could be good as it is giving Chris a goal to focus on therefore he may take his mind of he is going to die. However this could be bad as Chris is unable to slow his breathing down and this could make him go into a more state of panic rather than helping him.
I don’t feel like everything will be ok, stop talking, to save your breath is a good thing to say as Chris may think this is the last thing he will ever say as he is trying to tell people how he feels. Also this is very dismissive and isn’t letting hi say how he is feeling and he may be scared to speak and say something is wrong as if he speaks he is wasting his breath.
