National asthma and wheeze management plan (.pdf)This section is intended for clinicians caring for children with asthma in a hospital or tertiary care setting. It outlines examples of best practice in the assessment, treatment and ongoing management of children and young people with asthma in an acute setting.
If a child has a personalised asthma action plan they are four times less likely to have an asthma attack that requires emergency hospital treatment. The plan should have information on triggers; what the medicines do (preventers/and relievers); how and when to take treatment; current treatment; how to spot asthma getting worse (symptoms and peak expiratory flow); what treatment to take in an emergency; how and when to call for help.
Parents should be encouraged to share with their child’s school and any activity clubs where they are members
Please see examples here:
National asthma and wheeze management plan
My asthma wheeze plan – monkeywellbeing.com
Asthma action plan – St Georges Hospital
Asthma action plan – 5 years and over – Whittington Health
Asthma plan – Northwick Park Hospital
Eczema plan – Northwick Park Hospital
Acute asthma and wheeze personal action plan – South East Coast SCN
Asthma UK’s Asthma Action plan for >12 years old have been translated into 11 additional languages here.
Dr Reena Bhatt and Dr Eugenia Lee walk you through how to complete an asthma action plan– watch here.
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Tagged: asthma, children and young people, London asthma toolkit
