Mon 30 Jun 2008
- Supply a copy of your child’s bronchial asthma action plan and explain what it means
- Listing and explain your child’s asthma triggers and why it’s essential to avoid them. (Some common triggers in the classroom include woolly animals, dust, mould and strong smells.)
- Show teachers your child’s asthma medicines and how to use them properly - make sure the medicines are well marked.
- Make sure the teachers know which medicine is the rescue medication that helps in an asthma emergency (usually the blue inhaler).
- Ask about the school’s rules about asthma medicines - tension the importance of allowing your child to carry his medications with him at all times
- Ask about policies for field trips - with a bit of excess planning most trips should be safe
- Offer to arrange an information session with a Certified bronchial asthma Educator
- Make sure your child’s teachers know what to do in an emergency and whom to contact