Maintenance of your Jackson-Pratt drain)
Maintenance of your Jackson-Pratt drain
The Jackson-Pratt drain is connected to a container that resembles a grenade called a bulb. This container holds liquid that drains from the incision and helps with healing. Click here to view the maintenance sheet. At first, the liquid may be tinged with blood. After a few days, there will be less liquid, and the color of the liquid will become yellowish.
How to empty your drain
- Wash your hands before touching the drain.
- Open the cap. The bulb will regain its shape. The Jackson-Pratt drain bulb is similar to a measuring cup.
- Note this quantity in your Jackson-Pratt drain Journal.
- Squeeze the bulb to empty the contents into the toilet.
- Close the cap while keeping the bulb squeezed.
- Release the bulb; it will slowly fill with liquid again.
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