Tracheostomy Tube Management for BLS Providers

Example of Equipment Needed:
  • Sterile tracheostomy cleaning kit, including:
  • Sterile tray
  • Sterile field
  • Sterile brush
  • Sterile gauze 4 x 4 pads
  • Sterile pipe cleaners
  • Sterile gloves
  • Sterile dressing pads
  • Sterile tracheostomy ties
  • Clean inner cannula
  • 3% hydrogen peroxide
  • Sterile water
  • Sterile suction catheters (rigid and soft / flexible)
  • Portable or fixed suction unit
  • Bag-valve-mask