Branded option for emergency school inhalers

• During an asthma attack, Ventolin relaxes muscles in the air passages of the lungs
• This helps to keep the airways open, making it easier to breathe
• Doses are very fast acting, providing much needed relief
• To use, simply press down on the top of the inhaler while breathing in slowly and deeply through the mouth
• Detailed advice on how to take, store and clean can be found in the Patient Information Leaflet that comes with this medicine
• Ventolin contains: HFA 134a and Salbutamol

This product is listed as a Prescription Only Medication however a school can order a small supply upon submission of a signed order form from the School Head Teacher. To order simply fax, email or post us a fully completed order form (see right) from the School Head Teacher. Please ensure the following has been completed before returning to us:

• Name of the school for which the product is required
• Purpose for which that product is required
• Total quantity required*

Alternatively you can download the form in PDF, print and complete it and simply email, post or fax it to us.

*Please note that orders cannot be placed online. A school can order a maximum of 2 inhalers per class per month. Also note, we are unable to accept returns of pharmaceutical products.

Note: Please be aware during times of low or high temperatures in weather there may be delays in despatching your order due to the sensitivity of pharmaceutical products

Symptoms outlined in the Department of Health, guidance on the use of emergency salbutamol inhalers in schools September 2014

• Persistent cough (when at rest)
• A wheezing sound coming from the chest (when at rest)
• Difficulty breathing (the child could be breathing fast and with effort, using all accessory muscles in the upper body)
• Nasal flaring
• Unable to talk or complete sentences. Some children will go very quiet
• May try to tell you that their chest ‘feels tight’ (younger children may express this as tummy ache)

CALL AN AMBULANCE IMMEDIATELY AND COMMENCE THE ASTHMA ATTACK PROCEDURE WITHOUT DELAY IF THE CHILD:

• Appears exhausted
• Has a blue/white tinge around lips
• Is going blue
• Has collapsed

Actions outlined in the Department of Health, guidance on the use of emergency salbutamol inhalers in schools September 2014

• Keep calm and reassure the child
• Encourage the child to sit up and slightly forward
• Use the child’s own inhaler - if not available, use the emergency inhaler
• Remain with the child while the inhaler and spacer are brought to them
• Immediately help the child to take two puffs of salbutamol via the spacer - see here for prices
• If there is no immediate improvement, continue to give two puffs at a time every two minutes, up to a maximum of 10 puffs
• Stay calm and reassure the child. Stay with the child until they feel better. The child can return to school activities when they feel better