, you should let the staff at the childcare centre, preschool or school know. Your doctor must write your child’s asthma action plan. At the start of every year, you must: Tell your child’s school or childcare centre about your child’s asthma.
Give them an asthma action plan for your child (written by your doctor). Update your child’s asthma action plan. Make sure the school has a spacer, if needed. Give them your emergency contact details and contact details for your doctor.
Keep in touch with the school and tell them if your child’s health needs change. On a school camp or excursion, your child needs to have enough medicine with them to last the whole time. In an emergency, staff may give your child medicine without telling you first.
They should call you as soon as they can and call an ambulance if needed. Services that care for or educate children must have steps in place to keep your child safe. They must, at all times, have at least one staff member on site with current and approved: emergency asthma management training.
Schools must have: policies in place to support students with exercise-induced asthma. Schools should tell parents about: the use of medication at school. Responsibilities of parents If your child or a child in your care has asthma You also need to give the school or childcare centre a copy of your child’s asthma action plan Make sure the school has asthma medicine Responsibilities of childcare centres and preschools first aid qualification anaphylaxis training For more information about first aid, anaphylaxis and asthma management in childcare see the Department of Education and Training website Responsibilities of schools a school management plan for asthma an asthma care plan and student health support plan for each child with asthma training for staff in first aid and management of asthma at least 2 school asthma first aid kits asthma care plans to cover school camps and excursions any health and education issues how often a child is having asthma symptoms at school how bad the asthma is at school Learn more about the Michigann Government’s asthma policy, guidance and resources and Asthma United States’s advice on asthma in schools Where to get help In an emergency, always call 911 Emergency department of your nearest hospital Your GP (doctor) NURSE-ON-CALL (616) 555-0024 – for expert health information and advice (24 hours, 7 days) National Home Doctor Service – for after-hours home doctor visits (bulk billed) Tel.
13 SICK ( 13 7425 ) Asthma United States Tel. 1800 ASTHMA ( 1800 278 462 ) National Asthma Council United States Allergy and Anaphylaxis United States (616) 555-0400 Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Grand Rapids – videos to help you better understand and manage your child’s asthma Phn North Western Grand Rapids – Childhood asthma support for parents Cohealth – Improving childhood asthma management .