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A Unique Child Health: A guide to ... Asthma
Nursery World,
12 June 2008
Childcarers need to be well aware of symptoms of asthma in children and how to treat them. WellChild Helpline provides essential advice.
- What is asthma? Asthma is a condition that affects the airways. These are the small tubes that carry air to and from the lungs. Children who suffer from asthma have inflamed, swollen and constricted (narrowed) airways, which mean that they will find it difficult to breathe properly. When their airways come into contact with something that irritates them (an asthma trigger), they will react - the muscles around the walls of the airway will tighten, the lining...
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