The All Wales TRACHES Checklist – ICST

The All Wales TRACHES Checklist

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

  • Tapes and dressings
  • Red flags
  • Assessment of the inner tube
  • Cuff pressure
  • Humidification and oxygen therapy
  • Emergency management
  • Suction

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

The All Wales TRACHES Checklist

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

  • Tapes and dressings
  • Red flags
  • Assessment of the inner tube
  • Cuff pressure
  • Humidification and oxygen therapy
  • Emergency management
  • Suction

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

Airway access using a tracheostomy

Reducing Adverse Outcomes

Mark as Understood

Resources

All-Wales TRACHES Checklist – Education package

This website was created to support teams to manage a patient with a tracheostomy, and contains a whole series of videos and resources on each step of the TRACHES acronym.

Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm

The National Tracheostomy Safety Project developed emergency guidelines after researching what were the most common causes of tracheostomy problems.

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