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Devices/Demos
Different asthma medications use different asthma devices. There are three kinds of devices:
	a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) with a spacer. MDIs with a mask are recommended for small children under 4 years of age.
	a Turbuhaler
	a Diskus

Each device has a different technique to deliver the medication to your lungs in the most effective way. To link to a demonstration of how best to take asthma medication, click on the picture of the device below that looks the most like the one you/your child uses. You can also view the written instructions in English for each device by clicking on the "Print Here" under each device.
Inhaler (Younger Kids)	Inhaler (Older Kids)	Turbuhaler	Diskus
Print instructions in English	Print instructions in English	Print instructions in English	Print Instructions in English
Translated Resources: Click here to view/print these instructions in other languages.

Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines
Each device demonstration and printed illustration follows the Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines. Here is more information:
	Canadian Pediatric Asthma Consensus Guidelines, 2003 (updated to December 2004) Summary
	Summary of recommendations from the Canadian Asthma Consensus Guidelines




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