WITH no difference in treatment success between nebulisation and the use of spacers for patients with respiratory issues, Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is employing the latter to reduce the risk to health care workers and patients amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Pointing out that the use of spacers is not unique to the COVID-19 experience, the hospital’s Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Dr Natalie Whylie told the Jamaica Observer on Thursday that, during the process of nebulisation, health care workers and surrounding patients being treated in the same area can be potentially exposed to COVID-19 viral particles.

The use of spacers, which are also called holding chambers, reduces that risk. Therefore, the South East Regional Health Authority, through KPH, reached out to Wisynco Group Limited to supply polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles to make medical spacers for use in its health care facilities.

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