Tracheostomy Resources
Families often find these resources helpful as they navigate their trach journey.
Preparing for your trach placement at Children's Mercy
- Road Map to Home (pdf)
- Road Map to Home (pdf) - Spanish
- Tracheostomy overview - English
- Tracheostomy overview - Spanish
Living at home with a trach
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Tracheostomy care – Suctioning / Cuidado de la traqueostomía – Succión (limpia/abierta)
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Tracheostomy care- Inline Suctioning / Cuidado de la traqueostomía – Succión (cerrada)
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Tracheostomy care - performing a trach change / Cuidado de la traqueostomía - cambio de la cánula de la traqueostomía
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Tracheostomy care – changing the ties, stoma and neck care / Cuidado de la traqueostomía: cambio de ataduras y cuidado del estoma y el cuello
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Tracheostomy Emergency Bag Supplies / Suministros de bolsa de emergencia para traqueostomía
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Cuidado de la traqueostomía – Administración de medicamentos inhalados
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Cuidados de la traqueostomía: bandas de fijación de traqueostomía y cómo cambiarlas
Family support
- Tracheostomy Patient/Family Advisory Council (PFAC)
- POPS (Parents Offering Parent Support) Mentoring Program
- Annual Tracheostomy Family Day (on hold due to COVID-19)
- Resources for Children with Complex Medical Needs
Additional Resources
- Family Reflections
- Complex Care at Home for Children
- For providers: Pediatric Tracheostomy Emergency Management Algorithm (Poster Presentation from the 7th International Tracheostomy Symposium)
- For clinical staff in home and in the community: Pediatric Tracheostomy Care & Emergency Management
Contact us
If you have questions or concerns, you can call our ENT clinic at (816) 234-3040 and select option 5 to connect with our clinical coordinators. Established patients can also send us a message through the patient portal.