We have learned that according to information from the Pediatric Service of the Ramón y Cajal Hospital (Madrid), Between 20 and 25% of childhood hospitalizations caused by asthma coincide with the return to school.
According to Adelaida Lamas, a physician attached to the service (and in charge of the Pediatric Pulmonology section), it is very important to control respiratory disease when the first symptoms appear, or even before they do, if the little ones have asthmatic crises every year in September or October. The children they spend five to eight hours at school (not counting with stays in morning or evening care, or extracurricular activities), so teachers must be informed about asthma in order to cope with a crisis. In fact, in our blog we have already collected the recommendations of the SENP to treat asthma in schools.
Experts advise not to perform intense physical activity when asthma is poorly controlled or if you have any other respiratory disease, in addition to avoiding, as far as possible, dry and cold environments
Dr. Lamas has pointed out that Asthma hospitalizations, not only mean an increase in health spending, but also influence family organization, causing difficulties to continue the work of parents while children are sick.
It is true that they also generate absences from school, although I do not believe that this is the most serious consequence of those produced, since in these situations, the important thing is to preserve the health of children.
And parents of asthmatic children, you should know that 71% of those affected by this disease, they also suffer from rhinitis during episodes, and this association increases emergency visits and drug use. In general, these patients have a milder asthma, although it must also be controlled.
Do not forget to clearly indicate to the guardian of the children, and to the teacher of physical education, any disease that may interfere with the performance of intense physical exercise, since in the case of asthmatic children, it is the exercise that intervenes in the face of Affected children
