Vigilance urged over annual spike of asthma attacks in children

September is the most dangerous time for children with asthma meaning parents should be extra vigilant about their child’s triggers as they prepare to head back to school, according to the Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI).

Cases of emergency hospital admissions for children with asthma spike in September every year, both in Ireland and around the globe, the society said.

According to the latest figures from the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry Scheme, hospital admissions for children with asthma aged between five and 14 rose from 19 admissions in August last year to 116 the following month, an increase of 511%.