Overview

• The family of 20-year-old Anglia Ruskin student Zoe Nunn issued a Freshers' Week appeal after her 2022 asthma-related cardiac arrest.
• Working with Asthma + Lung UK, they urge students to carry blue reliever inhalers, keep asthma action plans accessible, and tell friends or flatmates about their condition.
• Students are advised to register with a university GP promptly and to know how to reach the nearest hospital in an emergency.
• NHS figures show emergency asthma admissions for 15- to 24-year-olds in England rose from 235 in August 2024 to 640 in October, highlighting a seasonal spike.
• The campaign flags common triggers during the first weeks of term such as smoke, vaping, alcohol, infections, mould, stress and new environments, and notes Zoe was not carrying her inhaler; her family later donated her organs.