Prepare patients with asthma ahead of bushfire season: Aussie guidance
Older adults, pregnant women, children and Indigenous Australians are particularly at-risk, TSANZ says.
Patients with asthma should have up-to-date written action plans and a sufficient medication supply as the 2023-24 bushfire season begins, according to new guidance.
The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) says older adults, pregnant women, children with asthma and Indigenous patients are particularly vulnerable to landscape fire smoke (LFS) and that optimal asthma management was “critical”.
