Warning Signs

Have a short discussion about warning signs.

What are some of your warning signs?

Allow a short time for discussion. Signs may include coughing, tiredness, problems exercising, shortness of breath. Other signs may also be mentioned.

Relate the warning signs to the green, yellow and red lights. Begin with green light signs.

What are your green light signs? How do you feel when your breathing is fine?

Encourage discussion and ask the group to write their "green light" signs in their diary Action Plan, for example, able to exercise, feeling good, able to sleep, etc.

What do you do when body shows a green light?

Encourage to dicuss their preventative measures and to write those measures in their diary Action Plan, for example, take my regular preventer medication, carry my reliever medication at all times.

Discuss yellow light signs.

What are your yellow light signs? How do you feel when____________________________?

Encourage discussion and ask the group to write their "yellow light" signs in their diary Action Plan, for example, ____________________________.

What do you do when body shows a yellow light?

Encourage to dicuss their ________________________ and to write those measures in their diary Action Plan, for example, __________________________________.

Discuss red light signs.

What are your red light signs? How do you feel when____________________________?

Encourage discussion and ask the group to write their "red light" signs in their diary Action Plan, for example, ____________________________.

What do you do when body shows a red light?

Encourage to dicuss their ________________________ and to write those measures in their diary Action Plan, for example, ___________________________.

Relate peak flow numbers to the three levels of warning signs.

In what zone would your highest peak flow numbers go? What your low peak flow numbers?

Encourage discussion relating peak flow numbers to green (______________________________high?), yellow (________________________?) and red (________________________________________?) lights.

Identify another asthma treasure.

We may have uncovered another asthma treasure. What do you think the treasure is?

Encourage the group to guess the treasure. Help them write, "Know your warning signs" in the treasure section of their _______________________________(Shawna, there is no "treasure section" in the Fun Book. Where do they record the treasures?).