GREEN ZONE – NO SYMPTOMS
SYMPTOMS
- No coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, or difficulty breathing
- Can work, play, exercise, perform daily activities without symptoms
TEACHER ACTION
- Monitor for symptoms
YELLOW ZONE – CAUTION, HAVING SYMPTOMS
SYMPTOMS
- coughing or wheezing
- shortness of breath
- chest tightness
- difficulty breathing
- other: refer to Asthma Action Plan
TEACHER ACTION
- Stay with child. Speak softly and stay calm.
- Keep child sitting upright and encourage slow deep breathing.
- Give medication indicated.
- Have another teacher or Admin contact parent or emergency contact.
- If medication doesn’t take effect, proceed to Red Zone below.
RED ZONE – Alert! Be prepared for emergency action!
SYMPTOMS
- Breathing difficulty remains or worsens
- Continuous spasmodic coughing
- Increasing anxiety or confusion
- Struggling or gasping for breath
- Skin pulling in around collarbone and ribs with breathing
- Child stopping play and not able to start activity again due to breathing problems
- Lips or fingernails darkening
TEACHER ACTION
- Stay with child. Speak softly and stay calm.
- Have teacher or Admin contact parent or emergency contact.
- Keep child sitting upright and encourage slow deep breathing.
- Give medication indicated.
- Have teacher or Admin call 911.
- Administer CPR if breathing stops and continue until paramedics arrive.