Stay calm and look relaxed even if you are feeling anxious too. Your child’s anxiety will be worse if they know you are worried. If you can, take the child to a quite room away from noise and distractions: Speak in a gentle soothing tone. Give sips of water. Stay with your child until they […]
Anxiety can affect us all. It is a normal emotional response to situations we see as threatening to us. We all experience it from time to time. It is part of what is known as our “fight or flight response” Our body reacts by either getting ready to fight or run away. A child with asthma […]
Recent research shows that most people who died of an asthma attack had an “avoidable factor” identified after their death. Avoidable factors are things you can have some influence over to help minimise the risk of a life threatening asthma attack. Go for review at least once or twice a year – even if your child […]
If you have given 10 puffs of their reliever inhaler and they are still no better your child will need emergency help. Call 999. Any of these symptoms are an emergency: Distressed. Gasping for breath. Neck and tummy sucking in when breathing. Unable to eat or drink. Finding it hard to speak. Looking pale or […]
Important Give your child 10 puffs of their blue reliever inhaler through a spacer device. You would expect to see some relief after 10 minutes. If your child is still struggling after this dose call 999 for an ambulance and continue to give a puff of their reliever inhaler every minute until help arrives. If […]
All the evidence now supports early use of the blue reliever at this stage can stop a mild asthma flare up from becoming an asthma attack. The advice on this website is not to be used instead of seeing your family doctor or going to the hospital. The tricky bit is knowing when to ask […]
Asthma attacks do not usually happen without warning. Most children have early warning signs. You might see these a day or two before the asthma flares up. You should start treating your child’s asthma as soon as you see the following warning signs. Most parents of children with asthma can spot their warning signs easily […]
The most important thing to do for a worsening asthma is to give the blue reliever inhaler 4 puffs every 4 hours using a spacer. By acting quickly at home, you might stop the asthma attack or symptoms from getting very bad. You might even stop a hospital admission. If there is anything that you […]
