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Ask your child's doctor for a written asthma management/emergency plan.
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Share the plan with your child's school, childcare center, and others who may care for your child.
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Learn about your child's medicines and how to use them properly. (See examples of asthma medicines.)
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Try to reduce your child's exposure to asthma triggers.
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Don't panic during an asthma attack. Remain calm, reassure your child, and follow the asthma plan.
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Take a class to learn more about asthma management.
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Ensure that your child always has quick, easy access to his asthma medicine at home, at school and at all times. Make sure the inhaler has medicine. Replace as needed.
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