Posted By Sean Fraser Totally agree with your employee - should an athmatic attack take place, your first aiders will be better placed to deal with it. The onus is now on them to bone up on asthma, signs and symptoms and how to deal with it. Of course, you can only do this now that you have been asked to provide that information by the sufferer themselves. You cannot pass this information on unless you have been given permission to do so, even if it could, in theory, save their lives by faciliating a quicker response in an emergency. The privacy of the person must be honoured. Remember too that the information is for the First Aiders only - it cannot be passed on to others unless the sufferer agrees. One thing to point out - the First Aiders now know to look for the inhaler, but they should only pass it to the sufferer and support them while they take it. They cannot administer the drug itself, UNLESS they have been specifically trained to do so. The standard First Aid at Work course will NOT have covered this aspect (administering medication).