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Make sure your staff know how to manage trach emergencies with these online learning modules. 100% of participants would recommend them to their colleagues. CE is offered for nurses, physicians, SLP, OT, PT, and respiratory therapists. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/mu4bnzw8
Thanks for responding! Best answer is Mask Ventil/Intub. Decannulation of immature stoma causes tissue planes to collapse. Attempts to replace tube are usually unsuccessful and waste time. tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv tinyurl.com/mu4bnzw @NTSP_UK @global_gtc @AbilityLab
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So important to know how to manage this situation. The wrong thing happens more often than it should.
What is first step to manage decannulation of a fresh trach (2 days)? Learn more here: Book: tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv Targeted online learning modules: tinyurl.com/mssmzsrd @global_gtc @NTSP_UK
43%Attempt to replace tube
43%Mask ventil, intubation
0%Surgical exploration
14%Suction stoma
21 votes • Final results
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Learn more about how to care for Jack and his trach with Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide, 2nd ed. (Morris & Afifi, eds., 2021). tinyurl.com/4s99hwmvAnd online learning modules are now available, too! tinyurl.com/mu4bnzw8 @TrachPro @NTSP_UK @global_gtc
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Improve trach safety at your hospital and register your staff for these modules. Pair them with Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide for the full monty. tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv @TrachPro @s_afifi @VinciyaPandian @global_gtc @NTSP_UK @AbilityLab @NorthwesternMed
Be sure to check out the online trach modules now available @AbilityLab. CE/CME provided for all disciplines. Early reviews are very favorable. See if you agree and check it out here: sralab.org/academy/online-le… @TrachPro @global_gtc @s_afifi @VinciyaPandian @NTSP_UK
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Be sure to check out the online trach modules now available @AbilityLab. CE/CME provided for all disciplines. Early reviews are very favorable. See if you agree and check it out here: sralab.org/academy/online-le… @TrachPro @global_gtc @s_afifi @VinciyaPandian @NTSP_UK
NOW AVAILABLE: Online trach training modules provide CE for all professions: nurses, resp therapists, physicians, PT, OT, SLP. Check it out.
I am pleased to announce the launch of our new online learning modules for clinicians caring for pts with trachs. Approved for CE. Click here for more info: sralab.org/academy/online-le… @ResourceTrach @global_gtc @NTSP_UK @AbilityLab @NU_MedEd
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Ever wonder about all the options for phonation in a patient with a tracheostomy? Check out the Phonation Algorithm in Chapter 6 of Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide, 2nd ed. tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv @s_afifi @global_gtc @AbilityLab @NorthwesternMed @TrachPro
Need a great resource on care of the patient with a laryngectomy? Look no further! Heather Starmer and Itzhak Brook have created an info-packed chapter that discusses all the important issues. tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv @s_afifi @NTSP_UK @global_gtc @AbilityLab @dribrook
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When, why, and how is upsizing done with a tracheostomy tube? Learn more in Chapter 4 of Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide, 2021, tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv @TrachPro @s_afifi @NTSP_UK @global_gtc @TRAMS_Austin @AbilityLab @NUFeinbergMed
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Which of the following is a MYTH of proper tracheostomy care? (Hope you get my abbrev w/TwitterSpeak). Read more in Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide, 2nd ed, 2021 at tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv @TrachPro @s_afifi @global_gtc @NTSP_UK
0%Proper tube helps goals
95%Cuff up prevnt aspiration
0%Clean stoma prevnt inflam
5%Fen tubes need proper fit
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Just curious... What trach do you use the most often? If not listed, please add comment. Read more about types of tubes at: tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv #TrachSafety @TrachPro @global_gtc @NTSP_UK @TRAMS_Austin @s_afifi
12%Shiley
34%Portex or Bivona
53%TRACOE
0%Fahl
32 votes • Final results
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Meet Elliot Roth, Chair of PM&R who just received his copy of our book. Amidst his @NorthwesternMed purple and against the orange of @Abilitylab, our book really ties the room together, does it not? Thanks, Elliot! @s_afifi @global_gtc @NTSP_UK @TRAMS_Austin @TrachPro
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Say hello to Libbey Brown, MD, PM&R resident @AbilityLab. She was excited to receive her copy of our book, and we can't wait to hear what she thinks about it! tinyurl.com/4s99hwmv @s_afifi @global_gtc @NTSP_UK @TrachPro @NUFeinbergMed
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Meet Anne Roche, SLP at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, taking off her mask just long enough to share a smile and show off her copy of our book. Thanks, Anne! #TrachSafety @AbilityLab @ResourceTrach @s_afifi @global_gtc @NTSP_UK
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Karen Colby, CNO at @AbilityLab is showing off a copy of our book. Karen is responsible for ensuring that all inpatients units @AbilityLab have one. Thanks, Karen! #TrachSafety @TrachPro @s_afifi @global_gtc @NTSP_UK @NUFeinbergMed
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I'll be talking for the Northern Illinois Chapter of ARN on Tuesday evening. Join us! @s_afifi @ResourceTrach @global_gtc @NTSP_UK @AbilityLab
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