Emergency Pediatric Tracheostomy (2025)-Emergency Pediatric Tracheostomy

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Video Summary

In this video, Trish from STARS provides a condensed version of their hour-long training on pediatric emergency tracheostomy care. The main focus of the presentation is on recognizing and treating pediatric patients in respiratory distress or cardiac arrest from trach decannulation or plugging. Trish emphasizes the importance of preventing negative outcomes and offers information on tracheostomies, trach tubes, and airway malformations. She stresses the need to ensure the trach is clear and in the stoma, and highlights the importance of documenting breath sounds, pulse oximetry findings, and end-tidal CO2. Trish provides guidance on suctioning, troubleshooting, and emergency trach changes, including the use of an endotracheal tube as an alternative if necessary. She emphasizes the importance of having the patient's go bag, which contains emergency trach supplies, including extra trach tubes, trach ties, and working suction. Trish concludes by encouraging viewers to reach out for further information and thanking them for their work in caring for pediatric patients.

Keywords

pediatric emergency

tracheostomy care

respiratory distress

trach decannulation

emergency trach changes

suctioning

airway malformations