Emergency Department Asthma Discharge Instructions

The FLARE plan is a comprehensive and concise tool to help patients receive discharge instructions based on the NAEPP Guidelines for asthma management. Follow up with your doctor Learn your medications Asthma is a chronic disease Respond to warning signs Emergency Care These uniform emergency department discharge instructions may help reduce preventable emergency visits and hospitalizations by saving time, presenting thorough asthma educational messages, and by improving the quality of care and quality of life by providing the asthma patients with a plan of action until they can follow-up with their primary care physician.