CAMAF Member Option Guides & Info

13 • inform the school of any changes to your child's asthma (for example, if their symptoms are getting worse or they are sleeping badly due to their asthma) • Provide the school with a spare reliever inhaler (and spacer where relevant) labeled with your child's name • Ensure your child's reliever inhaler that they take to school with them is labeled with their name AsThmA AnD eXerCise If your child, experiences breathing difficulty within 5-20 minutes after exercise and develops asthma symptoms of wheezing, chest tightness, coughing and chest pain follow the action plan below. Inhaled medications taken prior to exercise are helpful in controlling and preventing exercise-induced bronchospasm. The medication of choice in preventing exercise induced asthma symptoms is a reliever pump such Ventolin, Asthavent or Venteze used 15 minutes before exercise. persOnAL ACTiOn pLAn TO mAinTAin AsThmA COnTrOL This plan should be completed by your doctor or respiratory case manager, in discussion with you. it will contain the information you need to keep control of your child's asthma, including details about your child's asthma medicines, how to tell when the symptoms are getting worse and what you should do about it, and emergency information on what to do if your child has an asthma attack. WriTTen persOnAL ACTiOn pLAn fOr yOUr ChiLD TO mAinTAin AsThmA COnTrOL youR Child'S RegulaR TReaTmenT • each day inhale • Before exercise, inhale When To inCReaSe TReaTmenT aSSeSS youR Child'S leVel of aSThma ConTRol. in The paST Week haS youR Child had: • Daytime asthma symptoms more than 2 times? • Activity or exercise limited by asthma? • Waking at night because of asthma? • The need to use (reliever medication) medication more than 2 times? • If you are monitoring peak flow, peak flow less than ______________? if you answered yeS to three or more of these questions, your child's asthma is not controlled and you may need to step up your child's treatment. y n y n y n y n y n

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