Beginning Airway Management: Tracheostomy Care 101

Overview

This eLearning activity focuses on the basic knowledge required to understand and manage tracheostomy airways. We understand there are many reasons that lead to the need for tracheostomy. Tracheostomy tubes are placed for both short term use, and more significantly, long term use. The goal is to mitigate the number of complications of the tracheostomy through better understanding of the equipment, and procedures required for best practice care.