After Asthma Hospitalization: Did you ever get to take home a puffer?

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machellewilchesky@gmail.com - 11 Apr 2008 19:53 GMT

Hi

I was wondering- If you were ever hospitalized for your asthma and
given a puffer while in-hospital... Did you get to take that puffer
home with you when you were discharged?

thanks!

MW

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00doc - 12 Apr 2008 13:43 GMT

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Some hospitals send the inhalers home with the patient and some don't. A lot
of it depends on the mix of insurances they see.

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machellewilchesky@gmail.com - 12 Apr 2008 14:02 GMT

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Thanks for responding...
My understanding is that nursing staff, recogniing that a returned
canister would simply be thrown away by the hospital, would likely
encourage patients to take their MDIs home with them...

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