Schools may get spare inhalers to stop needless child asthma deaths

Schools could soon be allowed to keep spare inhalers on site to prevent children dying needlessly from asthma attacks, health officials said. Charity Asthma UK said the 1.1 million children with the condition across the UK are at risk because at present schools are not allowed to keep an extra device in the event of an emergency. The blue reliever inhalers most commonly used to treat asthma attacks are prescription-only medicines. It means that schools are not allowed to keep a spare inhaler for emergencies when children do not have their own inhaler, the charity was quoted by the mirror.co.uk.But