兒童氣喘

Childhood Asthma

在一些研究報告中發現兒童的氣喘比率有增加趨勢，氣喘的主要治療除了藥物的治療外，仍需要使病童減少接觸過敏源。為了減少病童氣喘的發作，護理人員在其出院前必須告知家屬有關氣喘的疾病病因、治療方式及病童不適時如何減輕其症狀，並如何減少接觸誘發因子，除此之外，學校相關人員也需瞭解病童的病情及發作時如何做緊急處置，所以為了維持病童的生活品質，有賴學校、家庭及醫療機構的相互配合。

Several studies report an increasing incidence of asthma in children. A two-pronged treatment approach is used--medication to treat asthma and reduction of contact with the offending allergens. To decrease asthmatic attacks in children, family discharge teaching needs to include information about the causes of asthma, the types of treatment, ways to minimize symptoms when an asthma attack occurs, and methods to decrease contact with inducing factors. Furthermore, school personnel need to understand how asthma progresses and how to recognize and manage an attack and an emergency situation. Therefore, to maintain the asthmatic child's quality of life, collaboration among school, family, and medical facilities is necessary.