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With good asthma control, your child should not miss school and should be able to participate fully in school activities including sports.
Regular, clear communication with the school can help your child maintain good asthma control. You can help to prevent asthma problems at school by talking to your child’s teachers and by making sure you child has proper asthma treatment.
Meet with your child’s teachers each year before classes start
- Give teachers a copy of your child’s asthma action plan and explain what it says.
- List and explain your child’s asthma triggers and why it’s important to avoid them. (Some common triggers in the classroom include furry animals, dust, mould and strong smells.)
- Show teachers your child’s asthma medicines and how to use them properly – make sure the medicines are well labelled.
- Make sure the teachers know which medicine is the rescue medicine that helps in an asthma emergency (usually the blue inhaler).
- Ask about the school’s rules about asthma medicines – stress the importance of allowing your child to carry his medicines with him at all times.
- Ask about policies for field trips – with a bit of extra planning most trips should be safe.
- Offer to arrange an information session with a Certified Asthma Educator or Certified Respiratory Educator.
- Make sure your child’s teachers know what to do in an emergency and whom to contact
 What to do in an asthma attack
- Sit child down, with her back straight.
- Give child 2 puffs of her rescue medicine. It’s usually in a blue puffer (for example, Ventolin®).
- If the child’s breathing is not getting easier, call 911 or your local emergency number.
- Keep giving child puffs of her rescue medicine until the ambulance arrives.
- Call the child’s parents or emergency contact person.
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Here’s How:
- Stay calm. It’s important to take a deep breath and not get excited. Any situation that requires 911 is, by definition, an emergency. The dispatcher or call-taker knows that and will try to move things along quickly, but under control.
- Know the location of the emergency and the number you are calling from. This may be asked and answered a couple of times but don’t get frustrated. Even though many 911 centers have enhanced capabilities — meaning they are able to see your location on the computer screen — they are still required to confirm the information. If for some reason you are disconnected, at least emergency crews will know where to go and how to call you back.As the call progresses, you will hear clicking - do not hang up!
- Wait for the call-taker to ask questions, then answer clearly and calmly. If you are in danger of assault, the dispatcher or call-taker will still need you to answer quietly, mostly “yes” and “no” questions.
- If you reach a recording, listen to what it says. If the recording says your call cannot be completed, hang up and try again. If the recording says all call-takers are busy, wait! When the next call-taker or dispatcher is available to take the call, it will transfer you.
- Let the call-taker guide the conversation. He or she is typing the information into a computer and may seem to be taking forever. There’s a good chance, however, that emergency services are already being sent while you are still on the line.
- Follow all directions. In some cases, the call-taker will give you directions. Listen carefully, follow each step exactly, and ask for clarification if you don’t understand.
- Keep your eyes open. You may be asked to describe victims, suspects, vehicles, or other parts of the scene.
- Do not hang up the call until directed to do so by the call-taker.
Tips:
- No matter what happens - Stay Calm.
- Cell phones may not tell the call-taker where you are. Know the differences when calling 911 on a cell phone.
- Never program 911 into your automatic dialer (phone memory). You’re not going to forget the number and accidental 911 calls are more likely with auto-dialers. If someone calls 911 and doesn’t speak, emergency services must still be dispatched.
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