Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
Jane : Hello Kylie. Let me come and sit down with you. How are you today?
Kylie : Hi Jane. I’m okay. What’s that in your hand?
Jane : It’s an Incentive Spirometer. We call it a Triflow. I want to show you how to use it. Do you remember, we talked about this before you went for your operation?
Kylie : Oh, what is it again? I’ve forgotten.
Jane : It’s to help get your lungs working well after the anesthetic. We want to make sure that you don’t get a chest infection.
Kylie : Oh, I get it.
Jane : Right, can you see the three blue balls?
Kylie : Yes, I can.
Jane : The light blue ball is the easiest to push up but the dark blue is quite hard. I want you to try to push up the three balls with your breath.
Kylie : OK. I blow into the mouthpiece, do I?
Jane : Yes, I want you to take a normal breath and blow into the mouthpiece. I’ll show you.
Kylie : Okay. What do I do after that?
Jane : When you have pushed up the three balls try to keep them up for five seconds then breathe out. I’ll show you. Can you count five seconds for me?
Kylie : Yeah, one, two, three, four, five.
Jane : Great.
Kylie : Yeah, but why do I have to do this?
Jane : It’s to improve your respiratory muscles and lung capacity – the amount of air that goes into and out of your lungs.
Kylie : Oh right. How often do I have to do it?
Jane : Well, take five to ten breaths at a time and try to use it every hour whilst you’re awake. Do you think you could do that?
Kylie : OK, I’ll give it a go.
1. What is another name for an Incentive Spirometer?
