What Causes Rapid Breathing After A Rib Fracture?

Hello can you tell me if this is bad, My friend fell pretty hard at work an has a fractured rib and done something to his eye socket. Going to see the eye specialist today at 2pm. Every 4hrs been taken endone, has asthma an is taken his puffer but hes struggling to breath. His breathing just became rapid like a panic attack an he s also got a chest infection where he s trying to cough up the flem but can t. I m concern an googled info on fractured rib, should I take him to the hospital?