Tracheostomy care
About this course
This tracheostomy training course aims to familiarise students with the reasons for tracheostomy and the care and management of a tracheostomy. The goal of this tracheostomy training course is to introduce students to the purpose of tracheostomy and how to care for and manage it.
We deal partly with tracheostomy care in our Suctioning awareness training. However, this session will cover tracheostomy care separately and more in-depth.
Course summary
- Applied anatomy and physiology.
- Infection control and prevention.
- Different types of tracheostomy.
- Indications for tracheostomy.
- Complications of tracheostomy.
- Changing dressings and keeping the area clean.
- Fitting, managing and changing an inner cannula tube.
- Suctioning a service user with a tracheostomy.
- Communication and care of a service user with a tracheostomy tube.
- Keeping accurate records.
- Full tube change procedure.
- Emergency tracheostomy management (resus) procedure and guidelines.
- Practical session using a mannequin and suction machine.