CPG

Management of Acute Asthma in Adults and Children

PUBLISHED: September 1999	REVISED:March 2007
TOPIC: Acute asthma	SCOPE: Emergency management
ABSTRACT: This guideline contains recommendations for the assessment and treatment of asthma in adults and children having an acute episode. The document details medications for management and discharge planning.
TARGET POPULATION: Any patient with an acute episode of asthma
EXCLUSIONS: None specified

Summary: Management of Acute Asthma in Adults

Summary: Management of Acute Asthma in Children

Guideline: Acute Asthma in Adults and Children

Patient Information: Activity Guidelines for Youths and Adults with Asthma

Working Group Membership

A multi-disciplinary team comprised of:

Emergency and Family Physicians
Pulmonary Specialists
Radiologists
Nurses
Imaging Technologists
Public Health Specilists
Members of the public