title: A national policy on asthma management for schools. The Asthma Special Interest Group, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.
abstract: Since asthma is the most common chronic illness in childhood, many of the problems associated with this condition will impact on the child's education. Because of widespread concerns regarding the management of asthma in schools, a subcommittee of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Asthma Special Interest Group, was convened to draw up national guidelines for school staff in order to provide optimal management of asthma in the school setting. We used current medial literature and the clinical experience of the authors who have dealt with children and adolescents suffering from asthma in the hospital, community and school environment. A number of issues had been identified, including: the availability of an asthma first aid kit; correct use of bronchodilator aerosols by puffer and spacer devices; and clear instructions as to when to notify parents and when to call an ambulance to the school.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mellis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bowes
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Phelan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sharota
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Staugas
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Sly
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D001315:Australia; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D006266:Health Education; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D012572:School Health Services; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013663:Teaching
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents