There are multiple arms of advice of I give to families about how to prevent asthma attacks.
There are multiple arms of advice of I give to families about how to prevent asthma attacks. The psychological piece of it is to help them not to panic, to give them a sense of “OK, this is something we can manage and that we know how to deal with.” Then more specifically, for most kids it’s a matter of using their Albuterol inhalers at the frequency it needs to be used. For some families, particularly if they are newer to managing asthma, I might tell them to come into the hospital so that we can take a listen and a look at the child and figure out what other steps we need to do. For some families, I do it over the phone. A big part of it is empowering them to know they can and should call us as soon as they think something is wrong, and even if it is just to say “This is what’s going on. This is what I was going to do about it. Does this make sense?”
Shari Nethersole, MD, Pediatrician
The following posts include suggestions from clinicians on how families can prevent Asthma flare-ups and Asthma attacks: