Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide
Click to visit: A book with an excellent overview of care for tracheostomy patients. It is a great resource for all health-care professionals.
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Nov, 2013
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Nov, 2013
Clinical Consensus Statement
Click to visit: By the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Mar, 2013
Joe DiMaggio’s Poster Presentation on Improving Tracheostomy Standards of Care
Click here to download or view on mobile https://members.globaltrach.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PosterPresentations.com-36x48-Trifold-V5-v2-1.pdf
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Mar, 2013
Trach Chic
Our featured patient-family story this month is from Dana King, otherwise known as “Trach Chic” in our global tracheostomy community. Dana shares her journey about what life is like with her tracheostomy, which she calls her “enabling disability”. We hope that you find her story as inspiring as we do at the GTC, and invite [...]
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Mar, 2013
Dear New Trach Mommy
The following family story was written and shared by Whitney Baugh: “Justin and I were high school sweethearts who married young after dating for several years. I gave birth to our first child, Bryson, in 2008. In 2011, we welcomed a daughter, Bella. In 2013, Brynlee made her appearance and took us by complete surprise [...]
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Mar, 2013
Jay M. Trivedi – Unstoppable Young Man Living with a Tracheostomy
My name is Jay M. Trivedi. I am a 22.5 adult diagnosed with CCHS (Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome) and HD (Hirschprungs Disease). Due to the CCHS rare syndrome, I have a trachea and it has prevented me from traveling abroad to India and has prevented me from swimming. I am currently and have been an [...]
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Mar, 2013
Samantha’s Story: A Tracheostomy Supports a Happy & Healthy Young Woman
Samantha has cerebral palsy,and has always had breathing issues. She was born 13 weeks prematurely, and has been dealing with asthma and noisy breathing all her life. When she was 10 years old, she started to snore...badly. After visiting the ENT, the decision was made to remove her tonsils and adenoids. It didn't help, the [...]
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Mar, 2013
Finding The Best Care for Mom
A letter to Linda L. Morris, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Respiratory Care at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Hi Linda, This is a photo of my Mom with her four grandkids. The picture was taken soon after she left the hospital in December 2012. Mom was diagnosed with Stage III cancer of the larynx in [...]