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In-stock orders placed before 4:30pm on Friday 20th December should arrive before Christmas on a Next Working Day Delivery service. We are unable to guarantee this, however, as we rely on external couriers. Orders placed after this time will be processed and despatched as normal, but we cannot guarantee a pre-Christmas delivery. Any orders placed on Tuesday 24th December, or during the festive period, will be delivered in the first working days of the new year.

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Home Medical Consumables Inhalers For Schools Inhaler Storage Points & Cabinets

Inhaler Storage Points & Cabinets

Signs of an Asthma Attack

Symptoms outlined in the Department of Health, guidance on the use of emergency salbutamol inhalers in schools September 2014.
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Common Symptoms:

  • Persistent cough (when at rest)
  • A wheezing sound coming from the chest (when at rest)
  • Difficulty breathing (the child could be breathing fast and with effort, using all accessory muscles in the upper body)
  • Nasal flaring
  • Unable to talk or complete sentences. Some children will go very quiet
  • May try to tell you that their chest 'feels tight' (younger children may express this as tummy ache)

CALL AN AMBULANCE IMMEDIATELY and commence the asthma attack procedure without delay if the child:

  • Appears exhausted
  • Has a blue/white tinge around lips
  • Is going blue
  • Has collapsed

Asthma Attack Treatment

Symptoms outlined in the Department of Health, guidance on the use of emergency salbutamol inhalers in schools September 2014.

1. Keep Calm and Reassure the Child

Stay composed to help the child feel safe and supported

2. Encourage the Child to Sit Up

Position them sitting upright and slightly leaning forward.

3. Use the Child's Own Inhaler

If unavailable, use the emergency inhaler provided by the school.

4. Stay with the Child

Ensure you are present while the inhaler and spacer are brought to them.

5. Administer Salbutamol

Help the child take two puffs of salbutamol using the spacer.

6. Monitor for Improvement

If there is no immediate improvement, give two puffs every two minutes, up to a maximum of 10 puffs.

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NEW! Pharmaceutical Packaging

No more delays to despatching pharmaceutical items

As part of our licence to distribute pharmaceutical products, we must ensure that pharmaceuticals are not stored in temperatures below 8° or above 25° at any time, including when in transit. We store pharmaceuticals in a specialist temperature-controlled room, but are unable to guarantee temperatures once goods have been despatched. This can cause delays to despatching orders in the winter, when overnight temperatures are often sub-zero, or on hot days in the summer. This is far from ideal given the essential nature of products like back up Adrenaline Injectors and Inhalers for schools.

Temperature controlled packaging is often very expensive and would typically result in significant costs to be passed on. However, as part of our commitment to serve our customers as best as we can, we have found a new innovative solution which enables us to promptly despatch pharmaceutical orders in almost any external conditions AND does not cost our customers a penny more!

Our new packaging for pharmaceutical products is as sustainable as it is effective. It is made using a combination of 100% pure natural sheep wool fibres, and a compostable and biodegradable outer. The packaging ensures that pharmaceuticals are insulated when external temperatures are cold and chilled when the weather is warm, all the way from our warehouse until being delivered to your door.