Emergency Treatment for Asthma

Follow the links below to find information on treating asthma in an emergency.

Reviewed May 2012

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Systematic Reviews of Emergency Treatment for Asthma

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Title:   Asthma - managing your asthma
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   This topic tells you how to manage asthma. Finding out you've got asthma is not the end of the world! Lots of people have asthma. If you learn all about it and how to manage it you can do almost anything that you set your mind to.
Date:   Apr 2012
Title:   Asthma in childhood
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Asthma in childhood is common and it can be serious. About 1 in 9 young children and 1 in 10 adults in South Australia are affected by asthma. You need to work out a plan for treating your child's asthma with your doctor.
Date:   Mar 2012
Title:   Management of Asthma
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on the aims of effective asthma management, the Asthma Cycle of Care, first aid for asthma attacks, medications and devices, trigger avoidance.
Date:   Sep 2011
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:   Jun 2010
Title:   First aid for asthma
Publisher:   National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   Chart with information on what to do if someone has an asthma attack. Contents: What is an asthma attack? What if it is the first attack of asthma?
Date:   Sep 2011
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:   Asthma First Aid Plan [Vietnamese]
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Asthma can start within a few minutes or a few days. When asthma occurs, the child's chest will be contracted. He/she will be coughing, wheezing and quickly suffers breathing difficulty. If this happens, follow the 4 steps in the asthma first aid plan below.
Date:   Jul 2003

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