Introducing the TRACHES Checklist for Adults in the Community – ICST

Introducing the TRACHES Checklist for Adults in the Community

Tutorial presented by Sarah Fitzgerald, Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist, Royal Brompton Hospital

The TRACHES checklist has been developed to support frontline teams in the basic management of a patient with a tracheostomy in the community. It follows 7 steps:

  • Tracheostomy Passport
  • Routine stoma care
  • Assessment of the tracheostomy tube
  • Communication
  • Humidification
  • Emergency management
  • Secretion management

Check out the series of TRACHES tutorials, which explores each step in more detail.

Introducing the TRACHES Checklist for Adults in the Community

Tutorial presented by Sarah Fitzgerald, Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist, Royal Brompton Hospital

The TRACHES checklist has been developed to support frontline teams in the basic management of a patient with a tracheostomy in the community. It follows 7 steps:

  • Tracheostomy Passport
  • Routine stoma care
  • Assessment of the tracheostomy tube
  • Communication
  • Humidification
  • Emergency management
  • Secretion management

Check out the series of TRACHES tutorials, which explores each step in more detail.

Airway access using a tracheostomy

Reducing Adverse Outcomes in the Community

Mark as Understood

Resources

The TRACHES Checklist

The simple things needed when looking after an adult living with a tracheostomy in the community

Emergency Algorithm for Community Tracheostomy Care

The steps to go through when caring for a patient with a tracheostomy who is unwell

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