Somerset Asthma Information

Our Group Leading Staff and key Program Staff have current training in asthma first aid, including routine and extended management, as part of their Remote Area First Aid qualification.
Our Group Leading Staff carry in-date ventolin relievers and spacers at all times.
At Base Camp we hold ventolin and spacers.

• The camp environment may exacerbate asthma; please consider your child / ward’s asthma condition in context with the general Camp Information and the programmed activities.
• The Teacher on the Group will be responsible for reminders, etc.
• If you feel that your child's asthma, triggers etc need any special arrangaements made, please contact us.

Please use the following information from Asthma Australia to assist when selecting the category/severity in the Medical Information in regards to your child / ward’s asthma:

• Infrequent Intermittent - short, isolated episodes, usually in response to a respiratory infection or environmental allergen.
• Frequent Intermittent - episodes happen every 6-8 weeks or less, with minimal symptoms in between.
• Persistent - more frequent symtoms and attacks. Please provide detail as to mild, moderate or severe.

Please note down signs, frequency and severity, triggers, medications plan and daily management details, etc or just anthing different in case of First Aid.
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Please also note anything different (to the below Asthma First Aid) your child / ward may need if they have an asthma attack.

Somerset will follow the below Asthma First Aid in the event of an attack.