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Published on: November 4, 2010
School-based management of the child with an acute asthma episode
B Velsor-Friedrich1, M K Foley
1Department of Maternal Child Health, Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University, 6525 N. Sheridan Road, Damen Hall Room 417, Chicago, IL 60626, USA. bvelsor@luc.edu
Abstract:
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that affects 5 million American children. In the past decade, asthma morbidity has dramatically increased. This increase is particularly apparent in poor minority inner-city children. School-based health centers offer a conveniently located setting for the acute treatment and long-term management of childhood asthma. Treatment of asthma using the most recent management guidelines offered in a school setting should result in a decrease in the morbidity and mortality associated with pediatric asthma.
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