Tracheostomy Specialist

Assessment

Vital signs monitoring

Oxygen saturation

Mechanical ventilation

Cardiac arrest

Falls

Pressure injuries

Medication administration

Hypertension

CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

Arterial blood gases

Pain

Feeding tubes

Aspiration

Chain of Command

Tracheostomy care & cleaning

Patient and family teaching

Inadvertent decannulation

Tracheostomy tubes & fitting

Planned decannulation

Speaking valves & capping

Speech restoration

Cuff leaks

Tracheostomy stoma wounds

Defective tracheostomy tubes

False passage

Tracheostomy emergencies

Tracheostomy obstruction

Mucus plugs

Laryngectomies

T-tubes

Tube dislodgment

Tube obstruction

Tube security

Suctioning