Pediatric Tracheostomy Tube Emergency Management Video

In this video, nurses from Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago describe and demonstrate emergency management for pediatric patients with tracheostomy (trach) tubes. The video covers:

Prevention and assessment of emergency situations
How to manage a mucous plug
How to replace a trach tube that has become dislodged
What to do if the trach tube is difficult to replace
When to provide manual ventilation using bag to trach tube, bag and mask to mouth, and mouth to mouth