Action plans in patients presenting to emergency departments with asthma exacerbations: frequency of use and description of contents

Elfriede Cross,Cristina Villa-Roel,Sumit R. Majumdar,Mohit Bhutani,Rhonda J. Rosychuk,S. Couperthwaite,Brian H. Rowe

Action plans in patients presenting to emergency departments with asthma exacerbations: frequency of use and description of contents

2014

Elfriede Cross
Cristina Villa-Roel
Sumit R. Majumdar
Mohit Bhutani
Rhonda J. Rosychuk
S. Couperthwaite
Brian H. Rowe

BACKGROUND: Although underused, written asthma action plans (AAPs) are associated with reduced numbers of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.

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Emergency medicine
Intensive care medicine
Emergency department
Medical emergency
Asthma
Asthma exacerbations
Medicine
frequency of use
in patient

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