ASTHMA ZONES Know your zone Green Yellow or

ASTHMA ZONES Know your zone: Green, Yellow, or Red Green Zone: All Clear Green Zone Means Yellow Zone: Caution Yellow Zone Means: Warning §No cough, wheeze, or shortness of breath §Sleeping through the night §Can do usual activities §Don’t need quick-relief (rescue) medicine most days or Peak Flow: _______ as instructed §Cough, wheeze, or shortness of breath, chest tightness §Waking at night due to asthma symptoms §Can do some but no all usual activities §Using more quick-relief (rescue) medicine more frequently §No improvement in your symptoms after medications were started or Peak Flow: _______ Red Zone: Medical Alert §Very short of breath, ribs show §Quick-relief (rescue) medicine has not helped • If you have trouble walking or talking • Your lips or fingernails are blue • You are feeling faint or Peak Flow: _______ §Your symptoms are under control §Continue taking your medications as ordered §Continue activity as tolerated §Keep all doctor appointments §Your symptoms may mean that you need a change in your medications §Call your doctor___________ number___________ §Call your Home Care Nurse 24 hour number______________ Tell your home care nurse if you call or see your doctor Red Zone Means: Emergency §This indicates that you need to be seen by a doctor right away- NOW! §Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room