Wetin mama ɛn papa fɔ no bɔt aw dɛn pikin dɛn de biev

Da kol ivintɛm de, we a bin de drink ɔt ti na mi rum, di domɔt fɔ wi klinik bin ring wantɛm wantɛm. We a opin di domɔt, Shalini, we na wan pan mi bɛst padi dɛn, bin rili wɔri. I bin de ol in smɔl bɔy pikin we nem Dinuka.

I bin tan lɛk se Dinuka de blo fɔ blo, in chɛst de muf ɔp ɛn dɔŋ wit big prɔblɛm. As dɔktɔ, a bin dɔn si bɔku pan dɛn kayn sikman dɛn de na di klinik, bɔt we a si mi yon padi in pikin na dis kayn tin we nɔ izi fɔ mi, dat bin mek a rili fred. A tek dɛn insay wantɛm wantɛm.

"Dɔkta Priya, Dinuka kin kɔf we kol. Bɔt tinayt i dɔn wɔs. I de strɛs fɔ blo. A de fred, dɔktɔ," Shalini tɔk wit vɔys we de kray.

We dɛn bin chɛk Dinuka, dɛn bin kam fɔ no se i gɛt asma we i bin smɔl, we na wan sik we pikin dɛn kin gɛt. So tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt wetin na asma we pikin dɛn kin gɛt, di sayn dɛn we i kin gɛt, ɛn wetin mama ɛn papa fɔ du wantɛm wantɛm if dɛn pikin gɛt asma atak.

Wetin na asma?

Asma na wan sik we de kam fɔ lɔng tɛm we wi de blo we kin kam bikɔs di smɔl smɔl say dɛn we wi kin blo na wi lɔng dɛn kin gɛt inflamɛns ɛn we kin mek wi fil fayn.

we dεn aywe dεm ya swεla εn sכmtεm εn fulכp wit mכkus, di briz we de go insay εn kכmכt na di lכng dεm de blכk. Na dat bin apin to Dinuka. "Shalini, i tan lɛk se yu de blo tru fleksibul tiub. If pɔsin prɛs di tiub na di midul, yu nɔ go ebul fɔ blo, nɔto so? Dinuka in bɔdi sɛf de go tru sɔntin we fiba am," a ɛksplen jɔs to Shalini.

Na nɔmal tin fɔ mek pikin dɛn gɛt asma?

Yɛs. Asma na di sik wae de kam pan pikin dɛm wae nɔr de mɛn. Na avrej, wan pan ɛvri 4 ɔ 5 pikin dɛn go gɛt asma sayn dɛn we dɛn smɔl.

I kin mɔna pikin dɛn we ol bitwin 2 ɛn 8. Sɔm pikin dɛn kin gro pas dɛn asma as dɛn de ol, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn kin kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt am te dɛn big. Bɔt if dɛn gɛt di rayt mɛrɛsin ɛn manejmɛnt, di pikin kin ebul fɔ ple ɛn liv aktif layf lɛk aw i kin liv.

Di Simptom dɛm fɔ Asma we pikin dɛn kin gɛt

Na di men sayn dɛm wae kin ɛp yu fɔ no if pikin gɛt asma:

• Kɔntinyu fɔ Kɔf: Na dray kɔf we kin apin mɔ na nɛt, ali mɔnin, ɔ we di pikin taya bikɔs i de ple.
• Wiz: Na subtil "whoosh" ɔ "whoosh" sawnd frɔm di chɛst, we fiba flut, we di pikin de blo.
• Shortness of Breath: Fɔ blo kwik ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ blo.
• Chɛst Tayt: Di pikin kin tɔk bɔt di chɛst se i de at ɔ i tayt (smɔl pikin dɛn kin tɔk bak se dis na bɛlɛ at).
• Taya: Nɔ want fɔ ɛksesaiz ɔ ple ɛn taya kwik.

Trig fɔ wan asma atak

Bɔku tin dɛn de we kin mek pikin we gɛt asma in aywe dɛn vɛks:

• Kol ɛn flu: Vayral infɛkshɔn kin mek di say dɛn we di briz de blo kin swel mɔ ɛn mɔ.
• Alɛrjens: Haus dɔst mit, pusi/dɔg dan, pɔlin, ɛn mold.
• We di wɛda kin chenj: Kɔl wɛda, fɔg, ɔ di tɛmpracha we de na di ples kin go dɔŋ wantɛm wantɛm.
• Pɔyzin we di briz de pwɛl: sigrɛt smok, rɛd paoda/dɔst, mɔskito kɔyl smok, ɛn strɔng sɛnt.

🚨 Rɛd Flag dɛn we nid fɔ go na ɔspitul wantɛm wantɛm

If pikin gɛt asma atak ɛn dɛn simptom ya kam, i fɔ kɔl 1990 wantɛm wantɛm ɛn kɛr am go na ɔspitul ɛn nɔ de te:

• i at fכ brith: we di pikin de blo, di skin bitwin di rib dεm εn di bכs pat na di nεk de pul insay (Chest Retractions).
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ tɔk: Di pikin nɔ kin ebul fɔ tɔk bɔku wɔd dɛn wan tɛm bikɔs i nɔ kin blo fayn.
• blush skin: di εria we de rawnd di pikin in lip, in tכng, כ in finga nel dεm de tכn blu כ grey (sayn fכ se di כksijεn lεvεl dεm dכn dכn).
• Drɔw: Di pikin kin taya ɛn wik, ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ mek i wek.
• Nɔ rilif pan ɔl we yu yuz di blu inhala (Reliever).

Fɔs ɛp if yu gɛt asma atak (Asma Akshɔn Plan) .

If pikin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo, lɛk aw Shalini in Dinuka bin du wit in bɔy pikin, fala dɛn fɔs ɛp step ya wantɛm wantɛm:

1. Sid di pikin stret: Nɔ mek di pikin slip. We di pikin sidɔm stret, dat kin mek i izi fɔ mek i blo.
2. Kɔl at: If yu de fred, di pikin go fred mɔ ɛn di say dɛn we di briz de blo go smɔl mɔ. Yu fɔ mek di pikin fil fayn wit kol at.
3. Gi di blu inhala (Reliever - Ventolin) wit di spɛshal divays:

• Shek di inhala fayn fayn wan ɛn tay am to di spɛshal.
• Put di mask tayt pan di pikin in fes ɛn puf wan tɛm .
• Mek di pikin tek 4 nכmal briz tru di spεshal.
• Dis we ya, gi 4 puf (wan ɛvri wan sɛpret) insay 4 minit .

4. Wet 4 minit: If di pikin in brith nɔ kam bak to nɔmal, ripit di step dɛn we de ɔp ɛn gi 4 ɔda puf.
5. Tek go na ɔspitul: If di sik nɔ impɔtant, kɔl 1990 wantɛm wantɛm ɛn kɛr am go na ɔspitul. We yu de go na ɔspitul, gi di inhala 4 puf ɛvri 4 minit.

Lɔng tɛm mɛrɛsin tritmɛnt ɛn kɔntrol

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin tɔk mɔ se yu fɔ yuz tu kayn tin dɛn fɔ inhala fɔ kɔntrol asma:

• Riliva inhala (bɔku tɛm blu): Dɛn kin yuz am nɔmɔ we i nɔ izi fɔ blo we yu gɛt asma atak (e.g. Ventolin/Salbutamol).
• Di tin dɛn we de mek yu nɔ gɛt am (bɔku tɛm na brawn, rɛd ɔ ɔrɛnj): Dɛn fɔ yuz dɛn tin ya ɛvride pan di doz we dɛn dɔn tɛl yu fɔ du lɛk aw dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ kɔntrol asma. Dɛn kin ridyus di swɛlin ɛn di mכkus we de na di say dɛn we di briz de blo smɔl smɔl.

Lɛ wi mek wan os we nɔ gɛt asma (Home Care) .

• Ban fɔ smok kpatakpata: Nɔ alaw ɛnibɔdi fɔ smok insay di os ɔ na say dɛn we di pikin de hang ɔp.
• Kɔntrol dɔst: Nɔ yuz tik tik kɔtin ɛn kap na os. Wash ɛn drɛy yu pikin in bed wan tɛm insay di wik insay ɔt wata we gɛt lɛk 60 digri sɛlshiɔs.
• Pɛt: Nɔ mek dɔg ɛn pusi nɔ go insay di pikin in bedrum.

Di tin dɛn we yu fɔ du & wetin yu nɔ fɔ du

Sayɛns sɔs (Rɛfrɛns dɛn) .

• 📚 Asma - NHS
• 📚 Diagnosis ɛn manejmɛnt fɔ asma na pikin dɛn - PMC