©2004 Children’s Hospital and Health System / FAM Allies. All rights reserved. AWESOME ASTHMA SCHOOL DAYS.

©2004 Children’s Hospital and Health System / FAM Allies. All rights reserved.

AWESOME ASTHMA

SCHOOL DAYS


Pre-Test

C:\Program Files\ARS\ARSSession.exe AASD04


Which of these is in the respiratory system?

A - Heart

B - Eyes

C - Liver

D - Diaphragm

?

C:\Program Files\ARS\ARSII.exe 1


What causes wheezing sounds?

A - Muscles getting tighter and airways getting smaller.

B - Blowing out slowly.

C - Using quick relief medicine.

?



When should someone with asthma use quick-relief

medicine?

A - Everyday.

B - When they feel sick.

?



I have a quick-relief medicine (Albuterol, Xopenex) …

A - at home.

B - at school.

C - both A and B.

D - I don’t have asthma.

?



What is the most common early asthma symptom?

A - Cough

B - Wheeze

C - Blue/gray lips

D - None of the above

?



People with asthma should be able to exercise as much as

people that don’t have asthma.

A - Yes

B - No

?



People with asthma should be able to sleep through the whole

night without waking up, wheezing or coughing.

A - Yes

B - No?



Respiratory System


OXYGEN EXCHANGE



Belly breathinghelps get more oxygen

into the lungs!


What is Asthma?

1. Inflammation (swelling)

2. Mucus production (snot)

3. Bronchospasm

(muscle tightness)


SYMPTOMS

COUGH!

Shortnessof breath, tightness inthe chest.

Blue color,can’t talk.


are things that make asthma worse.

Remember, everyone is different!

Triggers …


Indoor Triggers

Cockroaches

Dust mites

Furry/feathered pets

Mold


Indoor Triggers

Strong smells

Smoke

Colds/flu

Contents of Cigarette SmokeAcetone Formaldehyde(Nail polish remover) (Body tissue preserver)

Butane Methanol Ammonia (Cigarette lighter fluid) (Rocket fuel)

Carbon Monoxide Ammonia(Car exhaust fumes) (Floor/Toilet cleaner)

DDT Stearic Acic (Insecticides) (Candle wax)


A pig’s lungs are about the same size

and shape as an adult human’s lungs!


Outdoor Triggers

PollensCold/Hot weather

Car exhaust

Exercise GrillingMowed

lawnAir

pollution


“Asthma in the Air”


Concentrationon Asthma

Triggers


Choose to Be Healthy!Maria has asthma.

Let’s follow her through her day.

Use the toolbox to help her make good decisions and stay in the green zone.


ToolboxPeak flow meters

(with diary)

Inhalers and spacers Control medicine Quick-relief medicine

Asthma care plans

S


Maria wakes up to start her day. Which of the following should be done right away?

A. Cough out mucus/snot so that lungs don’t feel so clogged.

B. Measure how lungs are doing with a peak flow meter.

C. Hide inhaler so mom forgets to remind Maria to take her medicine.


Answers

B. Measure how lungs are doing with

a peak flow meter.

A.Cough out mucus/snot so that lungs don’t feel so clogged.

C.Hide inhaler so mom forgets to remind Maria to take her medicine.

V


Peak Flow Diary

First #________ Second #________ Third #________

200

250

300

350

400

450

5001 3 5 7 9

11

13

15

17

19

Day

Pe

ak

Flo

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Maria eats breakfast to give herself pep. Before

brushing her teeth, what’s the next step?

A. Skip taking control medicine because she feels just fine.

B. Use quick-relief medicine.

C. Take control medicine, even though she feels OK.


Answers

C. Take control medicine, even though she feels OK.

B.Use quick-relief medicine.

A.Skip taking control medicine because she feels just fine.

R

Long-term Control MedicationsDecrease inflammation/swelling

Advair

S


Heading for the bus, she takes a shirt with long sleeves. What else should

Maria grab before she leaves?

A. Control medicine/inhaler.

B. Quick-relief medicine/inhaler and spacer.

C. Quick-relief medicine without a spacer.


Answers

B. Quick-relief medicine/inhaler and spacer.

C. Quick-relief medicine without a spacer.

A. Control medicine/inhaler.

R


Quick Relief Medications

Loosen your muscles & stop wheezing

Albuterol for Nebulizer

R


©1998, Respironics Inc.

©1998, Respironics Inc.

Without spacer

With spacer

S


Where the buses park is where Maria’s friends want to play. But Maria knows better.

What should she say?

A. I don’t feel like playing.B. Bus fumes are bad for my asthma, so

let’s go to the other side of the playground.

C. The bus fumes smell bad, but I’ll be OK.


Answers

B. Bus fumes are bad for my asthma, so let’s go to the other side of the playground.

A. I don’t feel like playing.

C. The bus fumes smell bad, but I’ll be OK.

S


Soon it will be gym class, Maria noticed the time. What should she do to

keep feeling fine?A. Take out her quick-relief inhaler and

remind the teacher that she needs to take it before gym class.

B. Take quick relief medicine as gym class is starting.

C. Don’t do anything.


Answers

A. Take out her quick-relief inhaler and remind the teacher that she needs to take it before gym class.

B. Take quick relief medicine as gym class is starting.

C. Don’t do anything.

S


Maria heard her friend cough and wheeze during gym

class. What should be done before too much time passed?

A. Have the friend sit down while someone gets help.

B. Tell a teacher.

C. Wait until the teacher notices.


Answers

A. Have the friend sit down while someone gets help.

B.Tell a teacher.

C.Wait until the teacher notices.

R


To help a friend:

• Be calm.

• Have the person sit down.

• Ask someone else to go get help.

• Remind the person to belly breathe.

R


CALL 911!

• Lips/fingernails change color (blue or gray).

• Skin between the ribs is pulling in.

• Nostrils open wider – nasal flaring.

• Grunting.

S


Maria went to her friend’s house after school. The

parents are smoking, what should she do to keep her

cool?A. Take an extra dose of quick-relief

medicine.

B. Suggest playing outside or go home.

C. Watch TV with the parents.


Answers

B. Suggest playing outside or go home.

A.Take quick relief medicine when symptoms start.

C. Watch TV with the parents.

S


Later that night Maria felt tightness in her chest. Her

peak flow was low, what should she do next?

A. Go to bed and get extra rest.

B. Take quick relief medicine.

C. Follow the asthma care plan.


Answers

C. Follow the asthma care plan.

B.Take quick relief medicine.

A.Go to bed and get extra rest.

R

Is the Asthma in Control?

• Is a "quick-relief inhaler" needed more than TWO TIMES A WEEK?

• Do you wake up at night with asthma more than TWO TIMES A MONTH?

Rules of TwoTM is a registered trademark of the Baylor Health Care System.



Answering Asthma


Post-Test

C:\Program Files\ARS\ARSSession.exe AASD04 /POST


Which of these is in the respiratory system?

A - Heart

B - Eyes

C - Liver

D - Diaphragm

?



What causes wheezing sounds?

A - Muscles getting tighter and airways getting smaller.

B - Blowing out slowly.

C - Using quick relief medicine.

?



When should someone with asthma use quick-relief

medicine?

A - Everyday.

B - When they feel sick.

?



I have a quick-relief medicine (Albuterol, Xopenex) …

A - At home.

B - At School.

C - Both A and B.

D - I don’t have asthma.

?



What is the most common early asthma symptom?

A - Cough.

B - Wheeze.

C - Blue/gray lips.

D - None of the above.

?



People with asthma should be able to exercise as much as

people that don’t have asthma.

A - Yes

B - No

?



People with asthma should be able to sleep through the whole

night without waking up, wheezing or coughing.

A - Yes

B - No?



THANKS!

©2004 Children’s Hospital and Health System / FAM Allies. All rights reserved. AWESOME ASTHMA SCHOOL DAYS.

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