ALERT: How to maintain the cables and sensors (probes) of Masimo pulse oximeters in home and community?

This QuickHit was informed by Connected Care safety reports related to damaged oximeter cables and sensors caused by improper handling or incorrect cleaning in home and community settings.

All, Other Home Care, Home Ventilation, Tracheostomy CareAdal BahlibiFebruary 7, 2025

ALERT: How to approach ventilator alarms for children receiving invasive ventilation?

This Quick Hit was informed by Connected Care Live consults from home and community care providers that required support with troubleshooting common ventilator alarms when caring for children receiving invasive ventilation via tracheostomy.

All, Home Ventilation, Tracheostomy CareAdal BahlibiSeptember 30, 2024

ALERT: Can suction supplies be reused for children with tracheostomies?

This QuickHit was informed by inquiries from home and community care providers related to discarding catheters and tips for tracheostomy suctioning at home.

All, Other Home Care, Tracheostomy CareAdal BahlibiMay 14, 2024

ALERT: How to perform lung volume recruitment (LVR) therapy in home and community?

This QuickHit was informed by a recent announcement by Philips Respironics of the global discontinuation of the model E70 CoughAssist (mechanical in-exsufflation device) effective Sept 12, 2023. In the absence of, or pending a new technology, lung volume recruitment (LVR) therapy is encouraged as an alternative secretion clearance strategy.

All, Home Ventilation, Tracheostomy CareAdal BahlibiJanuary 18, 2024

HINT: How to administer medications to a child with a tracheostomy tube using a metered-dose inhaler or nebulizer?

This Quick Hit was informed by a Connected Care Live consult from a home and community care provider regarding how to administer inhaled medications when a child has a tracheostomy.

All, Tracheostomy CareAdal BahlibiAugust 10, 2022

HINT: What is new and different with tracheostomy tubes?

This Quick Hit was developed following the discontinuation of select tracheostomy products commonly used in paediatric home and community care, and the introduction of new, replacement products.

All, Tracheostomy CareAdal BahlibiNovember 4, 2021

HINT: How to use a stoma mask for a child with a critical airway

This Quick Hit was informed by a recent discharge of a child with a critical airway that required additional education for home and community care on the use of a stoma mask for manual ventilation in the event of an emergency.

All, Tracheostomy CareAdal BahlibiMay 20, 2021

HINT: How to manage the cuff of a paediatric tracheostomy tube

This QuickHit was informed by a Connected Care Live Consult from a community/home care provider that prompted teaching about cuffed tracheostomy tubes

Tracheostomy Care, AllAdal BahlibiMarch 16, 2021

HINT: How do I perform inline suctioning using a closed system?

HINT: How do I perform inline suctioning using a closed system?

Tracheostomy Care, Airway Clearance, AllAdal BahlibiNovember 12, 2020

HINT: What is the correct catheter size when suctioning a tracheostomy?

Tracheostomy Care, Airway Clearance, AllAdal BahlibiOctober 8, 2020

HINT: How to use checklists to promote safety when caring for children on home ventilation

This QuickHit comes from a review of consults made to Connected Care Live and highlights the important use of a Safety Checklist as a resource for everyday practice in home care for children on long-term ventilation.

Tracheostomy Care, Home Ventilation, AllTomasz CzarnyJuly 30, 2020

HINT: How to clean a tracheostomy tube?

This QuickHit comes from a home care nurse who consulted Connected Care to ask which strength of hydrogen peroxide solution is recommended for cleaning and disinfecting a tracheostomy tube?

Tracheostomy Care, AllAdal BahlibiJuly 9, 2020

ALERT: How to be prepared to perform an emergency tracheostomy change?

This Quick Hit was informed by a consult with a community/home care provider who contacted Connected Care Live with a question that resulted in the recommendation to do an emergency trach change.

Tracheostomy Care, AllTomasz CzarnyApril 21, 2020tracheostomy

HINT: Can normal saline be used to help with suctioning?

This QuickHiT! came from a consult initiated by a home care nurse who texted Connected Care Live! for clarification about the use of normal saline drops via tracheostomy. In this situation, the child's family had previously learned to routinely instill saline prior to suctioning but this practice differed from the nurse's employer's policy.

Tracheostomy Care, Airway Clearance, AllTomasz CzarnyJuly 5, 2019tracheostomy