'Agla' All glass Atomiser
Maker and role
Burroughs Wellcome: Producer
Production date
1939-1945
Description
Agla' All glass Atomiser in the form of a rubber pump and glass bulb with rubber stopper in the nozzle. Packaged in original box. Produces a fine-spray from either aqueous or oily liquids. The atomiser was used for administration of
medication bv the oral inhalation method. The patient directed the spray into the open mouth, synchronising deep
inhalations with sharp compressions of the bulb. This method was increasingly employed in the symptomatic treatment of mild or moderately severe asthma, the medicine used being solution of adrenaline. The atomiser was also be used
with advantage for general medication of the nose, throat and upper respiratory passages.
medication bv the oral inhalation method. The patient directed the spray into the open mouth, synchronising deep
inhalations with sharp compressions of the bulb. This method was increasingly employed in the symptomatic treatment of mild or moderately severe asthma, the medicine used being solution of adrenaline. The atomiser was also be used
with advantage for general medication of the nose, throat and upper respiratory passages.
Collection Type
Objects
Media/Materials
Catalogue Number
552/72
Associated Person and Role
British Red Cross Society. Buckinghamshire Branch
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