Deadly Asthma Attacks and Life Saving Teachers

If you’re not asthmatic then you probably won’t know too much about the condition. There’s a chance, if you’ve got a close family member, loved one or friend who is a sufferer that you know a little more than most but for the most part, people who aren’t asthmatic won’t know how to deal with an asthma attack. In most cases this is fine as most people won’t come into much contact with asthmatics anyway and they certainly won’t be in any way responsible for them if they do.

In British schools around two children have asthma on average per class. This means that every teacher will come into contact and have responsibility for at least two asthmatic children. These children may just be learning how to deal with their condition and may not be best equipped to react to an emergency and more stressful situation. Also, severe attacks might overwhelm the child and leave them helpless in these cases a teacher who knows how to counter the attack could well save a life.

In the North West of England since January 2012 three children have died of asthma related attacks which could have been prevented. Because of this the schools across the area will be offering training to all teachers. This training will show them how to deal with an asthma attack and how best to save the life of the sufferer should they be required to.

As a general rule it’d be good for everyone to know how to deal with every emergency situation but as this isn’t nearly feasible it’s wise to equip those who are likely to need the knowledge with the knowledge. There’s nothing worse than someone dying from an illness or circumstance which was ultimately preventable had someone acted decisively at the outset.