The Irish Thoracic Society (ITS) explain and demonstrate the usage of the ‘Turbuhaler’ for patients with acute or chronic respiratory illnesses/ diseases and respiratory distress. Visit
Turbo hailer the turbo angular is a dry powders breath actuated inhaler before using your new turbo hailer for the first time you need to prepare it as follows unscrew the cover and lift it off you may hear a rattling sound this is a deacon desam to keep the powder dry hold your turbo healer upright with the red grip at the bottom turn the red grip as far as this
Will go in one direction then tarnish as far as this will go in the other direction it does not matter which way you turn at first you should hear a click sound do this again turning the red grip in both directions your turbo hailer is now ready for use to take an inhalation unscrew the cover and lift it off you may hear a rattling sound hold your turbo whaler
Upright with the red grip at the bottom do not hold the mouthpiece when you load your turbo hailer to load your turbo healer with a dose turn the red grip as far as this will go in one direction then tarnish as far as this will go in the other direction it does not matter which way you turn at first you should hear a click your turbo hailer is now loaded and ready
For use only load your turbo healer when you need to use a hold your turbo trailer away from your mouth breathe unk gently as far as is comfortable do not breathe through your turbo hailer place the mouthpiece gently between your teeth close your lips breathe in as deeply and as hard as you can through your mouth hold your breath for 10 seconds offer as long as
It’s comfortable at the same time remove the mouthpiece from your mouth do not chew or bite on the mouthpiece then breathe out gently the amount of medicine that is inhaled is very small this means that you may not be able to taste it after inhalation if you are to take a second inhalation repeat the process as for when to replace your inhaler the dose indicator
On the side of the inhaler tells you how many doses are left in your turbo hailer the dose indicator starts either 60 or 120 doses when full and is marked in intervals of 10 doses therefore it does not show every dose when you see a red mark at the edge of the indicator window there are approximately 20 doses left for the last 10 doses the background of the dose
Indicator is red when the zero on the red background has reached the middle of the window you must start using your new turbo header to clean wipe the outside of the mouthpiece with the drive tissue do not use water or liquids
Transcribed from video
15e Turbuhaler for respiratory illness.mp4 By IrishThoracicSociety
