Getting Ready To Go Home; What You Will Need - Covidien Shiley Manual De Usuario

Getting Ready to Go Home

WHAT yoU Will nEEd

Blunt-nose bandage scissors
Box of facial tissues
Container (for catheter rinse water)
Cotton swabs
Gloves (like your doctor uses)
Hydrogen peroxide
Syringe (if you have a cuffed tube)
Pre-cut tracheostomy dressing
Replacement tracheostomy tubes (one
the same size and one smaller)
Small wash basin
Sterile 4" X 4" gauze pads
Sterile normal saline or sterile water
(to soften mucus so that it may be
suctioned)
Suction catheter
Suction machine with connecting tubing
Tracheostomy tube mask (optional)
Twill tape or other tracheostomy tube
holder (to secure the tube in place)
Water-soluble lubricant
(K-Y * Brand Jelly or similar)
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noTE: Some items come from your home
healthcare supplier, some you must buy at
the store.
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GETTinG REAdy To Go HomE
Your tracheostomy tube gives you the freedom to leave
the hospital and resume your life at home. However, it will
require regular care to ensure that it works properly. That is
why you will receive training in the hospital.
Ask plenty of questions and take notes during your hospital
training sessions. Make sure you understand the proper
methods of tracheostomy tube care. Practice every chance
you get under the guidance of your instructor. The more
practice you have, the more confident and capable you will
be once you go home.
Have family members or a friend attend the instruction at
the hospital so that they can help you if needed. It is always
good to have someone you can turn to for help if you are
sick or if there is an emergency.
Your doctor, nurse or therapist is your best source for advice.
This guide will provide helpful tips and reminders so that
things go smoothly once you are home again.