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When you care for a child with asthma, make sure that his or her medications and treatment tools are appropriate for the child's age.
If the child is too young to manage his or her asthma, it's essential that you:
- Know which medications are long-term preventatives of asthma and which are to be given for quick relief of symptoms, so that you can use them at the right time.
- Know that if most of your child's medications are given through a nebulizer, your healthcare professional will tell you when the child can start using an inhaler and spacer. This will reduce your asthma management workload.
- Make sure that other caregivers—sitters, teachers, school nurse, camp counselors, coaches, etc—understand which medications are preventative and which are rescue, or quick relievers, and how the medications should be given.
If the child is old enough to take part in his or her care:
- Make sure your child knows the difference between preventative asthma medications and those that quickly relieve symptoms.
- Read the instructions on how to use the various devices with your child and make sure that he or she is comfortable using them.
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