UAP BREATHED WARM

Definition:

A breath of warm and humid air passing through the surface of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.

Effect:

1. Eliminate inflammation and congestion of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract.

2. Eliminate irritation (scratchy throat) to moisten the air

3. Dissolves mucus and stimulates the mucus discharge.

4. Eliminate irregular breathing.

5. Relax the muscles and eliminate coughs

6. Prevent excessive dryness of the mucous membranes

What is required:

1. The boiling water in a kettle that bercerat (mouth kettle place out of water)

2. Hot plate (metal heater) or gas stoves or furnaces that use charcoal

3. Vicks VapoRub ointment or solution Benzoin or Camphor oil for fragrance

4. The former newspaper

5. Umbrella

6. Sheet

7. The paper bag

Procedure:

1. Fill the kettle with water, not to the brim in his mouth and bring to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon of Vicks or eucalyptus oil

2. Bring the stove and the kettle carefully near the bed the patient, if the patient is not able to stand or sit in a chair

3. Can also use an umbrella to cover the patient's head and covered again with sheeting forming a tent

4. Create a funnel with a cylindrical shape of a newspaper to direct the steam into the tent

5. If the patient was able to sit in the chair, he may sit near the stove in the kitchen.With a paper funnel steam is directed to advance the patient to breathe

6. The duration of treatment of 30 minutes to 1 hour, morning and night, how resistant

Prevention:

1. Be careful not to burn

2. Avoid running wind during treatment. Close the windows near the patient

3. In taking care of children and people who do not calm should be careful to avoid burns.