Study: Very few use EpiPen, asthma inhalers correctly – The Seattle Times

Study: Very few use EpiPen, asthma inhalers correctly
The Seattle Times
“We were pretty surprised,” said Dr. Rana Bonds, the allergist who led the research published Wednesday in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “We send patients out with these devices that can save their lives and they don't know how to use …
Study shows epinephrine auto-injectors and asthma inhalers used incorrectlyMedical Xpress
Correct Use of Asthma, Allergy Devices Could Save LivesdailyRx
Moms of food-allergic kids need dietician's supportEurekAlert (press release)

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Is your child using her asthma inhaler correctly? – Mother Nature Network (blog)


Mother Nature Network (blog)

Is your child using her asthma inhaler correctly?
Mother Nature Network (blog)
A few months ago, my youngest daughter was prescribed an asthma inhaler in order to treat her moderate to severe breathing difficulties during allergry season. I had never used an inhaler before, and neither had my 5 year old. So needless to day,

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Most children don’t use inhalers correctly – UPI.com


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Most children don't use inhalers correctly
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CHAPEL HILL, NC, March 29 (UPI) — Fewer than 10 percent of children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly, but there is more success with newer inhalers, US researchers say. Betsy Sleath of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's
Study finds only 1 in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctlyNews-Medical.net
Few asthmatic children use inhalers the correct wayThe Daily Tar Heel

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Study finds only 1 in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly – News-Medical.net

Study finds only 1 in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly
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Fewer than one in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While children have more success with newer inhaler designs, at best only one child in four
Few asthmatic children use inhalers the correct wayThe Daily Tar Heel

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