Salbutamol Inhaler

Ideal solution for emergency inhalers in your school

• Inhaled doses of Salbutamol are fast acting, making breathing easier within minutes
• Salbutamol relaxes muscles in the air passages of the lungs helping to keep the airways open, making it easier to breathe
• An emergency inhaler should only be used by children who have been diagnosed with asthma, been prescribed a reliever inhaler AND whose parents have given consent for an emergency inhaler to be used
• It is recommended that each school’s asthma policy includes general information on how to recognise and respond to an asthma attack, and what to do in emergency situations – For information on how to identify and treat an asthma attack please see the above tabs labelled Signs Of An Asthma Attack and Asthma Attack Treatment
• Each inhaler contains approximately 200 doses
• For easier administration of emergency inhalers a Spacer can be used - Click to view the range of Spacers available

Note: Innovative and sustainable temperature controlled packaging means there will never be a delay to you receiving your emergency pharmaceuticals next working day

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