Asthma Friendly Childcare Pre-Test About Asthma Question Title 1. An Asthma Action Plan is: Prepared by a parent to tell the child what to do for asthma Prepared by doctor (healthcare provider) and explains what medicines to use for asthma Prepared by the child care worker and tells what activities were done today Used by a childcare worker to communicate with parents about asthma Question Title 2. All of the following are ways to control asthma triggers in a childcare facility, EXCEPT: Manage pests using multiple strategies Use air fresheners to eliminate any strong smells or odors Fix plumbing and moisture problems as soon as possible Remove carpeting wherever possible Question Title 3. Name the first thing you should do if a child starts having asthma symptoms: Immediately give the child food and drink Consult the child’s Asthma Action Plan for the appropriate steps to take Give them an injection of epinephrine Send them outside until symptoms pass Question Title 4. What part of the body is affected by asthma? heart brain lungs kidney Question Title 5. Select the two main types of asthma medications: painkiller medication and controller medication controller medication and nasal spray quick-relief or reliever medication and controller or preventer medication quick-relief or rescue medication and painkiller medication Question Title 6. Of the two main types of asthma medications, which one type should all children with asthma have stored at your childcare facility? appetite suppressant medication controller medication quick-relief or reliever medication painkiller medication Question Title 7. Name a sign that a child's asthma is getting worse and 911 should be called: the child is breathing normally, but is sniffling the medication administered has improved the child's symptoms the child's lips, skin, and/or fingernails are turning blue the child is too quiet Question Title 8. The presence of ________________ can trigger an asthma attack. cockroaches plywood UVB rays all of the above Question Title 9. Identify a way to manage children with asthma in the childcare facility: create an environment in the classroom that has minimal triggers be familiar with the Asthma Action Plan for each student with asthma familiarize staff about children identified with asthma and how to respond if an attack occurs all of the above Question Title 10. Which of the following triggers can cause an asthma episode? tobacco smoke respiratory infection dust mites all of the above Question Title 11. During an asthma episode, the airways: become widely open, floppy and dry inside get short and sticky inside become tight, swollen and filled with mucus become loose and filled with pus Question Title 12. What does the term ‘spacer’ describe? the technique of making sure there is enough physical space between children to prevent recurrent ‘contact triggers’ a device that re-directs inhalers up the nostril in cases where the child is already inflamed from an asthma attack a device that puts space between the child and the medicine, so that the medicine gets sprayed into the airways and not on the back of the child’s throat a technical term for a coordinated amount of time between inhalations Next
