What You Needfor Teaching Session(Trach Only)

Trach-only

This sheet will help you know what equipment to have ready for your teaching sessions.  These sessions help you get ready to care for your child.  Both caregivers must attend each session together.   

The company that supplies your child’s equipment is called your DME. "DME" is short for Durable Medical Equipment.

 Session #1- With DME Respiratory Therapist (RT) in your home.

The DME RT will bring equipment to your home and teach you how to use it.

 Session #2- With DME Respiratory Therapist (RT) teaching.

May be at Children’s or in your home.
 
Equipment needed:
  • Pulse ox machine with probes and power cord
  • Portable suction machine with power cord
  • Nebulizer machine
  • Oxygen Tank (if your child uses oxygen)

 Session #3-  Teaching with Trach/Vent RT at Children’s

Bring this equipment to the hospital:

  • Pulse ox machine with probes and power cord
  • Portable suction machine with power cord
  • Nebulizer machine
  • Oxygen Tank (if your child uses oxygen)
  • Resuscitation bag or you can use the one in your child’s room

 Session #4- Simulation, Teach Back and Walk with Trach/Vent RT at Children’s 

Equipment needed at the hospital:

  • Pulse ox machine with probes and power cord
  • Portable suction machine with power cord
  • Oxygen Tank (if applicable)
  • Resuscitation bag (can use the one in child’s room)
  • Go-Bag (in child’s room)
  • Stroller

*Bedside cares and CPR must be completed and checked off with RN before the next session.

 Independent Care: 

Equipment needed at the hospital for independent care and discharge:

  • Pulse ox machine with probes and power cord
  • Portable suction machine with power cord
  • Oxygen Tank (if your child uses oxygen)
  • Resuscitation bag from room
  • Fully stocked Go-bag
  • Dreamstation or Air Compressor
  • Stroller

Equipment reference photos

Portable suction machine:

grey Portable suction machinedark grey Portable suction machine


Resuscitator Bag:

Manual resuscitator bagresuscitator bag on table


Pulse ox machine:

white Pulse ox machinewhite pulse ox machine


Dreamstation:

white dream station


Air compressor:


Portable Oxygen:

various air canisterscanisters, one in a bag


Go-Bags

two emergency bags