Back to school information for kids with asthma

Be mindful of children with asthma, says Helen O’Callaghan.

BACK-to-school can be exciting and stressful in equal measure, but for the one in five children in Ireland with asthma, the fear factor can rise higher.

Returning to the classroom can expose children to asthma-exacerbating triggers, which, according to the Asthma Society of Ireland, leads to frightening visits to emergency department and even hospital stays.