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asthma medicine and action plan

Most children with asthma need two kinds of asthma medicine.

Everyone with asthma needs a fast-acting inhaler to help treat sudden asthma symptoms and attacks. Have your child keep this inhaler close to them at all times. You may want to give one to the school nurse or a teacher. If your child uses his/her fast-acting inhaler more than twice a week, tell your child's healthcare professional. He/she may need a controller medicine for asthma as well.
Many children also need a controller medicine every day to help prevent asthma symptoms and attacks from occurring in the first place. Controller medicines work over several days to a week or two to help protect lungs from the things that trigger asthma symptoms and attacks.
Ask your child's healthcare professional to fill out an Asthma Action Plan for your child.

asthma action plan
An Asthma Action Plan can help you control your child’s asthma and know what to do during an asthma attack or flare-up. The Plan should include information on your child’s asthma signs and symptoms or daily peak flow meter readings. The three color "zones" help you decide what actions to take to help manage asthma symptoms or attacks.

it is important to:

print out the asthma action plan
ask your child's healthcare professional to fill out the Asthma Action Plan.
review the Asthma Action Plan with your child, as well as your child’s teachers, baby-sitters, or coaches.
provide emergency contact phone numbers on the Asthma Action Plan.
review the Asthma Action Plan every 3 to 6 months with your child’s healthcare professional.

asthma action plan

Click here to print the green zone of the Asthma Action Plan.
Click here to print the yellow zone of the Asthma Action Plan.
Click here to print the red zone of the Asthma Action Plan.

Asthma Action Plan for:___________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian's Name: ___________________________

Phone Numbers: ___________________________

Healthcare Professional’s Name: ___________________________

Healthcare Professional’s Phone Number: ____________________

Hospital/Emergency Room Phone Number: ___________________