National Welsh Standard

Management of a Tracheostomy-related Emergency (for Ambulance Clinicians)

The aim of this programme is to train, equip, and support frontline ambulance teams on the emergency care for patients with a tracheostomy in the community, and to reduce unnecessary anxiety surrounding the care of these patients.

Tutorials
Sub-tutorials
Guidelines
Resources
Assessments

Tutorials

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Tutorial 1: Introducing TRACHES for Ambulance Clinicians

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Tutorial 2: How to respond to tracheostomy-related emergencies

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Tutorial 3: Standardising tracheostomy care for Ambulance Clinicians

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Tutorial 4: Responding to an emergency unrelated to the patient’s tracheostomy

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Tutorial 5: End-of-life decisions for people living with a tracheostomy

Sub-tutorials

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Scenario 1: Displacement of the tracheostomy tube

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Scenario 2: Obstruction of the tracheostomy tube

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Scenario 3: Managing catastrophic bleeding by hyperinflating a tracheostomy cuff

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Scenario 4: Managing a patient in cardiac or respiratory arrest

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Overview of tracheostomy tubes for babies and children

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A demonstration of suction in a child

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Difference between a Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy

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Live event recording: An update to TRACHES in Wales

Guidelines

	The TRACHES Checklist, the simple things needed when responding to an emergency related to a patient with a tracheostomy

Resources

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On the Right Trach?

A review of the care received by patients who underwent a tracheostomy

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Emergency Algorithm for Community Tracheostomy Care

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

Assessments

Emergency response to a person living with a tracheostomy in the community

40-minute case-based assessment

20 multiple choice questions

80% pass mark (16 out of 20)

Unlimited retakes

On successful completion, your certificate will appear here.

Undertake Assessment

Management of a Tracheostomy-related Emergency (for Ambulance Clinicians)

Tutorials

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Tutorial 1: Introducing TRACHES for Ambulance Clinicians

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Tutorial 2: How to respond to tracheostomy-related emergencies

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Tutorial 3: Standardising tracheostomy care for Ambulance Clinicians

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Tutorial 4: Responding to an emergency unrelated to the patient’s tracheostomy

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Tutorial 5: End-of-life decisions for people living with a tracheostomy

Sub-tutorials

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Scenario 1: Displacement of the tracheostomy tube

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Scenario 2: Obstruction of the tracheostomy tube

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Scenario 3: Managing catastrophic bleeding by hyperinflating a tracheostomy cuff

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Scenario 4: Managing a patient in cardiac or respiratory arrest

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Overview of tracheostomy tubes for babies and children

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A demonstration of suction in a child

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Difference between a Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy

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Live event recording: An update to TRACHES in Wales

Guidelines

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The TRACHES Checklist, the simple things needed when responding to an emergency related to a patient with a tracheostomy

Resources

Your Collections

On the Right Trach?

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Emergency Algorithm for Community Tracheostomy Care

Assessments

Your Collections

Emergency response to a person living with a tracheostomy in the community