Nebulizer in the park?

[kjetjl]

My son is having some unexpected health issues that require him to have breathing treatments every 4 hours.

If all goes as planned, we are arriving at Disney on 9/15.

What is the best way to administer the treatment to him at the parks?

I was thinking we could bring our machine and med and go to the first aid station to administer the treatment to him?

Is that allowed? Do I need a letter from his Dr?

Thank you for any advice/suggestions.

 

[kjetjl]

I had posted this on Theme Park Strategies and some had recommended I post here. But I did get the answer I was looking for.

 

[KPeveler]

welcome to the disabilities boards! While you may have gotten the answer on the other boards, some people here may have some great advice born from experience!

 

[kjetjl]

welcome to the disabilities boards! While you may have gotten the answer on the other boards, some people here may have some great advice born from experience!

Thank you for the welcome! Any suggestions are always appreciated.
So far....
I have learned I can store the machine and med at first aid. Thank goodness.
And a suggestion was made to ask my son's dr. about an inhaler for the parks.

 

[Pinkee77]

Both my daughter and son had to have nebulizer treatments when they were younger. (My daughter still does).

When my daughter was too small to use an inhaler on her own the pediatrician gave me a "spacer". Which is basically a small air chamber to which you attach a nebulizer mask at one end and the inhaler to the other end. No electricity required and it's portable. But this will depend on what medication is being administered through the nebulizer and the age of your child.

We would carry the inhaler and spacer along with whatever medications were needed with us into the park. And left the nebulizer in the car just in case. This way if she had any difficulty and we were stuck in a crowd we could use the inhaler then follow up with a nebulizer treatment a few hours later if needed.

There are also battery operated nebulizers which would be more portable if the inhaler won't work for him. My only thought with leaving the nebulizer at a first aid station is that you would have the added stress of having to be in a certain area of the park at a certain time.

 

[karliebug]

I have a portable nebulizer for my daughter. You can plug it in anywhere if it is an emergency, but if it is for a routine treatment I would just go to the first aid at each park

 

[jojo0612]

For those of you who have flown with a nebulizer, where there any probelms with the medications being liquid during security? This is the first time flying with my dd machine and very nervous about having to take it and everything else! I would hate for something to happen to it.

 

[SueM in MN]

For those of you who have flown with a nebulizer, where there any probelms with the medications being liquid during security? This is the first time flying with my dd machine and very nervous about having to take it and everything else! I would hate for something to happen to it.

Liquid medications and medical devices like nebulizers are not a problem going thru security.
If the liquid is in bottles 3 ounces or less, you could just put it in the 1 quart zip lock bag with the rest of your liquids (if you have room).
If you don't have room, you just have to present them to the screeners - explain they are medication. The same with the nebulizer.

If you go to the disABILITIES FAQs thread, one of the posts in that thread is about air travel. It includes a link to the Transportation Security Administration webpage about travel with medical devices and medications.

Just keep in mind that even though it is your first time traveling with things like this, it's not the first time the security people have seen them.
You'll do just fine

 

[queenie1]

I traveled earlier this year with my daughter's nebulizer and was concerned about the liquid drug Xopanex that she uses in it, as it is can go bad quickly after being exposed to light and needs to be kept in a foil pouch. Once the pouch is opened it must be used within 2 weeks. There are 12 doses in a pack.

We were going on a cruise and I didn't want it to end up going bad at sea (it turns from clear to yellow if it's bad). I was worried the x-rays may effect it and I had one foil pouch opened and one unopened.

Needless to say security didn't open the foil pouch that was still sealed and the x-ray machines seemed to have no effect on it.

I wouldn't worry, just be sure you have the prescription label on the drug and you will be fine.

 

[shane&jakesmom]

Both my sons and myself have asthma, we all have spacers and abuterol to carry along with us all the time. My youngest son has severe asthma ( we have the abuterol and spacer in case we can't use the nebutlizer, such as a car and or airplane ect.)and sometimes the spacer is not enough(don't ask me why? not sure) so when we are away from home we bring the nebutlizer ( I think the nebutlizer is more concentrated) everywhere with us. You can leave it at first aid and administer it there. The nurses at first aid are so nice. They have refrigerators also in case you have medicine that needs to be refrigeration.
Disney is very accommodating, the first time I traveled with my youngest son I was very nervous, (my kids also have peanut and tree nut allergies) but Disney is great. Oh by the way I don't know what resort you are stayingh at but wee stay at Pop Century and you can request an allergy free room. So it is exceptionally clean no dust, they clean the room everywhere. When I was there in July we requested one of these rooms, it was really really clean and everyday they clean it the same way, one time when we were at the pool we left we the mousekeepers showed up ate breakfast, wenty to the pool and three hours later they were still there. They head of house keeping was supervising the housekeepers, she was great and said if I need anything let her know, (my asthma was acting up) she said to call her if need something even an ambulance, she would take care of it. So I don't know about other resorts I'm sure it is similar but maybe you should request one of those rooms. Enjoy your up coming trip and don't worry everything will be fine.