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Home Tracheostomy Care Information for Patients and Families [English] Permalink Public

This booklet tells you about your tracheostomy and how to care for it at home. This booklet also gives you helpful tips and reminders so the move from hospital to home is as easy as possible. Your respiratory therapist will help you to understand the information and how to do the care. (English) Colour

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English (262730), Punjabi (266598)

Catalogue Number:
262730
Body Location:
  • Lungs, Breathing, and Airways
Diagnosis and Therapy:
  • Rehabilitation and Recovery
Disorders and Conditions:
  • Surgery,
  • Cancers
Keywords:
  • Breathing,
  • Care,
  • Home,
  • Tube,
  • Airways,
  • Stoma,
  • Trach,
  • Cannula,
  • Cuff,
  • Tracheostomy,
  • Windpipe,
  • Supplies
Demographic:
  • All
Program:
  • Home Health/Specialized Populations
Format:
Booklet
Revision Date:
January 17, 2020
References:
1. Tracheostomy - Caring for Yourself at Home (April 2003), Center for Patient and Community Education, California Pacific Medical Center, accessed Feb 13, 2012 (http://www.cpmc.org/learning/documents/trach-home.html) 2. FN.231.T6731 Going Home with a Tracheostomy (Aug 2010), Vancouver Coastal Health accessed Feb 13, 2012 (http://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FN/FN.231.T6731.pdf) 3. Living with a Tracheostomy (no date) Cambridge University Hospital, accessed Feb 13, 2012 (http://www.cuh.org.uk/resources/pdf/patient_information_leaflets/PIN1550_living_with_tracheostomy.pdf) 4. Posey Foam Trach Ties (2010) product insert Posey Company accessed Feb 13, 2012 (http://www.posey.com/files/M1645.pdf) 5. Tracheostomy Care at Home WV85-0244 (2004), Capital Health Nova Scotia, accessed Feb 13, 2012 (http://library.cdha.nshealth.ca/chlibrary/Pamphlets/permalink/34552/)
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Images taken and provided by Darwin Chan, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Asthma & COPD Educator(Burnaby, Surrey Memorial, Royal Columbian & Eagle Ridge Hospitals)
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