Are asthma inhalers a requirement for first aid kits?

Question: Following ‘Thunderstorm asthma’ in Victoria last year, we received a request from one of our first-aiders to include asthma inhalers (and spacers) in their first aid kits. Is this a new requirement for first aid kits?

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