this is an important topic

I think it’s really important that all teachers are asthma trained.

thank you for sharing this important information

Oh my goodness! Great to know.

its so sad how some young kids have to deal with it

I was severel asthmatic as a child and nearly died a few times- it is so sudden and can come very quickly. Please have puffers and medications with your children. a friend of mines daughter died a year ago next month because the school didn’t have treatment available

asthma is such a horrible thing! 🙁

totally true and my 5 yr old son who just started school is having an asthma struggle already. I am sure these rapid changes of weather and living in air conditioned environments dont help

Thank you so much as I hadn’t really thought about it.. My son is 3 and has already been diagnosed. He starts daycare soon :-/ now I’m a lil freaked!! Don’t stress, just prevent!!

i had asthma and its not good

An interesting article thanks for sharing

Such a scary condition, hopefully all teachers and staff are trained to deal with such emergencies

I am fortunate with 3 children without asthma, so scary as my friends little boy has it bad, great article 🙂

A useful and informative article

it is so hard – my son has an asthma plan that goes to the office and one to his teacher. it is important parents make sure all teachers are aware as staff are not always told. my sons teacher last year even after being given his asthma plan did not help him manage it and take his ventolin before exercise and made him run and participate in sports til he would have an asthma attack – the school never even rang me the teacher just had him sit in the classroom coughing his head off and I would have to settle him and calm it down when he got home from school. there should be some more training for teachers and school staff to know how to handle these types of situations.

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  • • kayc.64 replied
    • 28 Jan 2014 , 1:53 pm

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  hi I think it should but up to the teacher to have inform you as soon as possible they have a duty of care & it fined it irresponsible not letting you know what was happening with your son, i had a Situation my self with my son at recess he was playing this was when my son was six years old he was Push & hit his head on a rock my so was left to sit in class till I pick him up and i all so was not informed , my son had a high temp i had to rush him to the hospital , totally irresponsible you can’t trust some of the teachers to Look after children , think that so of them are just lazy, no excuse should be held accountable for what happens to our children ,

it would make starting school so much more daunting…

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  • • snoopy replied
    • 28 Jan 2014 , 11:23 am

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  Yes it makes it seem frightening.

I too am very lucky to have avoided asthma, but recognise it as very serious for lots of our students. It is so much easier when the advice above is followed…

i am so lucky to have all my kids with no allergies or asthma problems. very good information to know for others. thankyou

Thanks very much for this article

Thank you for sharing useful information 🙂