Managing asthma - videos
A young student goes to his health professional about his asthma. His health professional explains that even though there's no cure for asthma, you can manage the condition well. The health professional gives advice and tips for managing asthma.
Source: A collaboration between Asthma NZ and Raise Up
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[Health professional]
Hey David. Have a seat.
What's been happening?
[David]
Ah, asthma's really getting me down.
Can it be cured?
[Health professional]
Unfortunately, there's no cure. But we can manage it.
[David]
How?
[Health professional]
So do you use your preventer morning and night?
[David]
Not always .. but I often forget.
[Health professional]
OK. Well if you put your preventer with your toothbrush, when you brush your teeth morning and night, you can take your preventer.
It's sort of like a reminder.
[David]
Will asthma get in the way of my sports?
[Health professional]
Not if you do what I'm telling you to do.
If you manage it well, you can be just as competitive with your classmates. There's many professional athletes that have asthma, but they know how to manage it.
[David]
Cool.
[Health professional]
Yeah, we can do that together.
[David]
Cool.
Sione starts to have an asthma attack after playing sports. His friends encourage him to get on top of his asthma medicine. They talk about sports stars with asthma, like Julian Savea and David Beckham. His friends say if these sports stars can play 80 or 90-minute games, then so can Sione.
Source: A collaboration between Asthma NZ and Raise Up
Asthma spacers - video
A high school student with asthma tells her friend how a spacer helps her breathe the asthma medicine in properly so that it gets into her lungs.
Source: A collaboration between Asthma NZ and Raise Up
Asthma and sport - video
A high school student who has asthma and plays netball talks about how she used to be embarrassed about her asthma. Some kids at school teased her and she used to try to hide it when she used a spacer. She talked to her coach and the team and they were really cool about it. They sorted out a plan and now the school student's game is better than ever.
Source: A collaboration between Asthma NZ and Raise Up
Asthma first aid - video
A high school student starts having an asthma attack while dancing with friends. Her friend brings her spacer to her and the video goes through step by step what to do in an asthma attack.
Source: A collaboration between Asthma NZ and Raise Up
Asthma myth busters - video
High school students provide the facts in answer to some common myths about asthma and asthma medicines.
Source: A collaboration between Asthma NZ and Raise Up
Cardiac + Respiratory Foundation NZ brings together the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ, Kia Manawanui Trust – The Heart of Aotearoa, Lung Foundation NZ, and the Bronchiectasis Foundation NZ. Check out their website for information and resources on asthma and other respiratory conditions.
