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How should EMS providers assess the asthma patient?
What BLS treatment should be administered?
What ALS treatment?

What asthma medications might be encountered in the field?
Which ones will benefit the patient having an asthma attack?
Which medications may be given per Maryland Medical Protocols?

American Academy of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology

American College of Asthma Allergy & Immunology

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America

National Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics

National Emergency Medical Services for Children Resource Center

Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

Montgomery County Fire Rescue Training Academy

Paul M. Mauriello, MD & Nicholas Orfan, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAA

The American Academy of Pediatrics

Jones Bartlett Publishers

Author & Photography:
John B. (Jay) Smith, EMTB, NAEMSE

Illustrations:
Emergency Care and Transportation for the
Sick & Injured 8th Edition - Jones and Bartlett Publishing
Bodyworks 4.0 - The Learning Company

Contributing Editors:
Joseph Demino, PD - CVS Pharmacy, Gaithersburg, MD
Ed Forrest, Martin’s Pharmacy, Hagerstown, MD
Capt. Jeremy Gruber, NREMTP, BSRT, RRT
MFP Robert Linehauser, NREMTP, RN
Paul M. Mauriello, MD FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI
Capt. Michael McAdams, BS, NREMTP
Lt. Elizabeth Sanford, NREMTP
Cathleen Smith, RN, CEN, NREMTP
Roger Stone, MD, MS, MCDFRS Medical Director
Kathy Wasson, RN, Asthma Education Specialist

Contact us:
e-mail to john.b.smith@montgomerycountymd.gov