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Asthma – use of spacers
Learn how to properly use and maintain a spacer for asthma management. Using a puffer and spacer combination effectively delivers asthma medication, providing relief comparable to nebulisers commonly used in healthcare settings.
Key Points:
- Combining a puffer with a spacer ensures more medication reaches the lungs, optimising treatment.
- Hospital treatments may involve more puffs than home treatments.
- Correct usage of the puffer and spacer is crucial for medication effectiveness. Practice proper technique before need.
- Understanding spacer care is essential.
- Spacers are adaptable for use with mouthpieces or facemasks for young children and infants.
- Organisation:
- Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
- Topic:
- Children's health, Asthma
- Target audience:
- Parents or carers
- Service area:
- VIC
- Published:
- January 2023
- Last reviewed:
- November 2024
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