Educational Videos

Educational Resources

Learning to care for a child with a tracheostomy and home ventilator is a journey. Our team has an educational program that includes bedside training with nursing and respiratory care staff, classroom based respiratory equipment sessions, teach back opportunities, simulation opportunities, and rooming in care experiences (known as Independent Care).

The following Stepping Stones to Discharge outlines the goals that are part of the training to take care of a child with a tracheostomy and home ventilator. Along with the stepping stones to discharge, below is a link to our caregiver agreement which outlines the expectations we have for our trach team members and caregivers throughout their journey in our program. 

Educational Videos

The following videos are a resource to use when completing training and that you can reference at any time. These videos correspond to the written education provided to you in your Care Notebook that you received from your trach vent team.

What Is a Tracheostomy?

Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning the Trach Tube

Preparing To Come Home With a Trach

Equipment and Care

Tracheostomy CPR

Tracheostomy Problems and Emergencies

Additional Videos

Here are additional resources that you can reference at any time. You will also find links to these in your care notebook.

One Person Trach Change

Two Person Trach Change

Twill Tie Trach Holders

One Person Emergency Trach Change

Trach Suctioning

How To Collect a Sterile Tracheostomy Aspirate Culture at Home

Reasons Why To Use Your Manual Resuscitator Bag

Suctioning the Trach Tube and Giving Manual Breaths

Giving an MDI and Manual Breaths

Checking the Resuscitator Bag

Connecting Oxygen to the Manual Resuscitator Bag

Giving Breaths With the Manual Resuscitator Bag

Passy Muir Speaking Valve

Parent Interviews

Your Trach/Vent team is here to support you throughout your trach journey. We know that hearing from parents who have been in your shoes is helpful. Below are videos from parents in our program, past and present, who wanted to share about their journey.

Trach/Vent Inpatient Parent Interview

Trach/Vent Foster Parent Interview Part 1

Trach/Vent Foster Parent Interview Part 2