Asthma in Children and Young People

Links to information about asthma in children and young people, including management through medicines, first aid plans and exercise.

Reviewed July 2008

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Title:   Emergency Asthma Management course
Publisher:   The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
Description:   The nationally accredited Course in Emergency Asthma Management is designed to promote standardised protocols for treating an asthma emergency, raise awareness of asthma and emergency asthma management, promote development of an asthma policy and provide a registration protocol which enables access to reliever medication for first aid kits.
Date:   Aug 2008

Title:   Physical activity for children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Exercise is good for growing children as well as for adults. It keeps muscles stronger, increases flexibility and makes them feel better as well as making it easier to maintain a healthy weight.
Date:   Mar 2008

Title:   Asthma (easy read)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Who gets it? Some kids are born with asthma. Some kids get asthma when something around them starts it off.
Date:   Jul 2007

Title:   Asthma children and smoking
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Parents who smoke put their children at greater risk of developing asthma. If a child already has the condition, cigarette smoke will provoke more frequent and more severe asthma attacks.
Date:   Feb 2007

Title:   Emergency management of asthma
Publisher:   National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   Chart produced by the Australian College for Emergency Medicine to assist in determining and managing differing levels of severity of asthma attacks.
Date:   Aug 2005

Title:   Selected chronic diseases among Australia's children
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This bulletin presents information on the incidence, prevalence and trends for three of the major chronic diseases among children-asthma, diabetes and cancer.
Date:   Aug 2005

Title:   Asthma and diet in early childhood: a guide for health professionals
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   The aim of this paper is to provide an up-to-date evidence-based summary of the issues around asthma diet in early childhood.
Date:   Mar 2005

Title:   Asthma and wheezing in the first years of life
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   Wheezing occurs when lower airways are narrow or constricted - breathing feels difficult and there is a whistling sound in the chest on breathing out. Wheezing is a symptom of asthma and other lower respiratory conditions (such as the viral condition bronchiolitis).
Date:   Mar 2005

Title:   Asthma and wheezing in the first years of life: a guide for health professionals
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   The aim of this paper is to provide an up-to-date evidence-based summary of the issues around asthma and wheezing in the first years of life.
Date:   Mar 2005

Title:   Asthma and infant bedding: a guide for health professionals
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   The aim of this paper is to provide an up-to-date evidence-based summary of the issues around asthma and infant bedding.
Date:   Mar 2005

Title:   Asthma and diet in early childhood
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   In many cases, asthma is related to a family tendency towards allergy. Avoiding the development of food allergies may help to delay the onset of asthma.
Date:   Mar 2005

Title:   Asthma and infant bedding
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   The main reason bedding has been associated with the development of allergy or asthma is that it provides the perfect environment for the house dust mite. Infants in particular spend a large amount of time in bed and this may increase their risk of becoming allergic.
Date:   Mar 2005

Title:   Asthma - Livina and Geoff's story
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Geoff and Lavinia have two daughters with asthma. Geoff has also had asthma since childhood. They have encouraged their children to manage their asthma and enjoy an active, healthy lifestyle.
Date:   Dec 2003

Title:   Asthma First Aid Plan [Chinese]
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   If a child has difficulty breathing or his/her asthma deteriorates, follow the following steps of Asthma First Aid Plan while waiting for the ambulance to arrive
Date:   Jul 2003

Title:   Is there a hidden health hazard in your roof?
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   The problem with dust pouring (or even just leaking) into a house from the roof cavity isn't just the fact that it's dirty - it can also be harmful to the health of people living in the house. That's why anyone who's considering renovating their house, or who has a damaged ceiling, needs to be aware of this problem.
Date:   Oct 1999

Title:   Anti-leukotriene drugs - clinical applications. Childhood asthma
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Two short items about asthma medication. The anti-leukotrienes are new drugs for the treatment of asthma. As they can be taken by mouth, they may be helpful for people who cannot use an inhaler. Asthma is very common in children. Most children will have infrequent symptoms and outgrow their asthma.
Date:   Jan 1999
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