How the NTSP resources were developed -- What is a tracheostomy? What is a laryngectomy? -- Why and how a tracheostomy is performed -- Different types of tracheostomy tubes -- Management of the day-to-day needs of the patient with a tracheostomy & laryngectomy -- Complications -- Red flags -- Emergency management of the patient with a tracheostomy or laryngectomy -- Paediatric tracheostomy care (with Great Ormond Street Hospital, London) -- Infrastructure and resources for hospital inpatient areas -- Competencies for tracheostomy care and management -- Courses -- Human factors
Notes
"On behalf of the Working Party of the National Tracheostomy Safety Project."