How is the nebulizer prepared for use?
1. Wash your hands well with soap and warm water. 2. Plug the air compressor into an electrical outlet. Make sure the compressor is on a hard surface, such as a table. Place the long, smooth tubing on the compressor outlet. Be sure to follow manufacturer’s directions to either clean or change the compressor filter occasionally. 3. Add the medicine into the cup. Medicines come in many forms. Carefully follow the directions you were given for this nebulizer treatment. Here are instructions for adding different forms of medicine into the cup. • Unit dose plastic vials: Twist off the end of the vial and squeeze the liquid into the cup. Unit dose vials contain a pre-measured amount of medicine mixed with sterile normal saline. • Eye dropper: An eye dropper bottle of medicine is concentrated medicine. Draw up the prescribed amount of liquid and add it to the nebulizer cup. Be careful not to contaminate the dropper. Do not let the dropper touch your hands or the tabletop. Keep the bottle clos
