title: The management of acute asthma.
abstract: Health professionals likely to come into contact with people experiencing an acute episode of asthma, such as school nurses, ambulance personnel and A&E staff, need clear guidelines on management. The British Thoracic Society guidelines, revised this year, advise on the categorisation of asthma, assessment and treatment.
authors.affiliation: National Asthma and Respiratory Training Centre, Warwick.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cross
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001249:Asthma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D010351:Patient Discharge; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index