Parents warned over potential surge in asthma attacks as kids return to school
31.08.2022 - 11:47
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Parents who have children with asthma are being warned that they should take extra precautions with the condition following a predicted soar in life-threatening asthma attacks.
One mother described her fears surrounding her asthmatic son's return to school after being admitted to hospital almost every year in September. It comes after Asthma and Lung UK said that year-on-year there are spikes in hospital admissions for asthma attacks in September.
Data from 2016 - the latest available - revealed that 1,795 children were admitted to hospital in England with asthma in September, resulting in a dramatic increase from the 435 admitted in August. A similar pattern has been observed across previous years and may be due to children being more exposed to asthma triggers such as cold and flu viruses.
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Parents are being encouraged to ensure that children take their reliever inhaler and spacer with them to school while also ensuring that they undertake their yearly asthma review.
Rebecca Grandison, 42, from Cheshire has to take her seven-year-old son Wilfred to hospital almost every year in September as his asthma is triggered by colds and flu, as well as changes in the weather.
“I dread his return to school as I know he’ll have an asthma attack and it’s awful watching him experience one,” she said. No mother wants to see her son gasping for breath and no matter how many times it happens it never gets any easier watching someone you love so much struggling to breathe.
“I usually have to rush him to hospital or call for an ambulance if his inhalers don’t help enough which is awful.
“We manage Wilf’s asthma well over the summer holidays
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