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2 Lesson Summary In this lesson students will be introduced to the five parts of a friendly letter. Students will learn what is included in each part as well
My asthma triggers
Taking my asthma medicine each day will help
reduce my reaction to these triggers. Avoiding them where possible will also help.
My asthma review
I should have at least one routine asthma review
every year. I will bring: • My action plan to see if it needs updating • My inhaler and spacer to check I’m using them in the best way • Any questions about my asthma and how to cope with it.
Next asthma review date:
__/__/____
GP/asthma nurse contact Name: Phone number:
Out-of-hours contact number
(ask your GP surgery who to call when they are closed) Name: Phone number:
Get more advice & support from Asthma UK: Speak to a specialist asthma nurse about managing your asthma on:
0300 222 5800
Get news, advice and download information packs at:
Use it, don’t lose it! Your action plan is a personal guide to help you stay on top of your asthma. Once you have created one with your GP or asthma nurse, it can help you stay as well as possible. People who use their action plans are four times less likely to end up in hospital because of their asthma.
The step-by-step guide that helps you stay on top of your asthma
Your asthma action plan Fill this in with your GP or asthma nurse
Your action plan will only work at its best to help keep you healthy if you: ut it somewhere easy for you and your family to P find – you could try your fridge door, the back of your front door, or your bedside table. Try taking a photo and keeping it on your mobile phone or tablet. heck in with it regularly – put a note on your C calendar, or a reminder on your mobile to read it through once a month. How are you getting along with your day-to-day asthma medicines? Are you having any asthma symptoms? Are you clear about what to do? eep a copy near you – save a photo on your phone or K as your screensaver. Or keep a leaflet in your bag, desk or car glove box. ive a copy of your action plan or share a photo of G it with a key family member or friend – ask them to read it. Talk to them about your usual asthma symptoms so they can help you notice if they start. Help them know what to do in an emergency. ake it to every healthcare appointment – including T A&E/consultant. Ask your GP or asthma nurse to update it if any of their advice for you changes. Ask them for tips if you’re finding it hard to take your medicines as prescribed.
If you use a written asthma action plan you are four times less likely to be admitted to hospital for your asthma.*
Name and date:
Any asthma questions? Call our friendly helpline nurses
0300 222 5800 (9am – 5pm; Mon – Fri)
www.asthma.org.uk
Every day asthma care:
When I feel worse:
My personal best peak flow is:
In an asthma attack:
My symptoms are coming back (wheeze, tightness in my chest, feeling breathless, cough)
My reliever inhaler is not helping or I need it more than every hours
I am waking up at night
I find it difficult to walk or talk
I need to take my preventer inhaler every day even when I feel well
My symptoms are interfering with my usual day-to-day activities (eg at work, exercising)
I find it difficult to breathe
I take
I am using my reliever inhaler a week or more
My preventer inhaler (insert name/colour):
and
puff(s) in the morning puff(s) at night.
My reliever inhaler (insert name/colour): I take my reliever inhaler only if I need to I take puff(s) of my reliever inhaler if any of these things happen: I’m wheezing My chest feels tight I’m finding it hard to breathe I’m coughing. Other medicines I take for my asthma every day:
With this daily routine I should expect/aim to have no symptoms. If I haven’t had any symptoms or needed my reliever inhaler for at least 12 weeks, ask my GP or asthma nurse to review my medicines in case they can reduce the dose.
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times
My peak flow drops to below
This is what I can do straight away to get on top of my asthma:
1
If I haven’t been using my preventer inhaler, start using it regularly again or:
Increase my preventer inhaler dose to puffs times a day until my symptoms have gone and my peak flow is back to normal
Take my reliever inhaler as needed (up to puffs every four hours)
URGENT! If I don’t improve within 24 hours make an emergency appointment to see my GP or asthma nurse.
2
If I have been given prednisolone tablets (steroid tablets) to keep at home:
Take mg of prednisolone tablets (which is x 5mg) immediately and again every morning for days or until I am fully better. URGENT! Contact my GP or asthma nurse today and let them know I have started taking steroids and make an appointment to be seen within 24 hours.
I’m wheezing a lot or I have a very tight chest or I’m coughing a lot My peak flow is below
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY TAKE ACTION NOW Sit up straight — don’t lie down. Try to keep calm Take one puff of my reliever inhaler every 30 to 60 seconds up to a maximum of 10 puffs
A) If I feel worse at any point while I’m using my inhaler
B) If I don’t feel any better after 10 puffs
C) If I feel better: make an urgent same-day appointment with my GP or asthma nurse to get advice
CALL 999
Ambulance taking longer than 15 minutes? Repeat step
If I feel better, and have made my urgent same-day appointment: Check if I’ve been given rescue prednisolone tablets If I have these I should take them as prescribed by my doctor or asthma nurse
IMPORTANT! This asthma attack information is not designed for people on a SMART or MART medicine plan. If you’re on a SMART or MART medicine plan, please speak to your GP or asthma nurse to get the correct asthma attack information.
