Emergency ventilation of the tracheostomy patient, part II: a story of tracheotomy history and emergency airway management--advocating education for emergency resuscitation
Sharp, D.Lynn.
Orl-Head and Neck Nursing Official Journal of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses 23(1): 12-20
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1064-3842 PMID: 15754869 Document Number: 589882
Over a period of 5000 years, dramatic changes have occurred in airway management, tracheotomy procedure terminology, indications, techniques, instruments, settings where procedures are performed, tube design and patient outcomes. Specialized knowledge and skills necessary to safely care for tracheostomy patients and to provide effective respiratory resuscitation are reviewed. The purpose of this paper is to document the history of the tracheotomy as a backdrop for understanding patient management. Recommendations for staff education regarding emergency ventilation of the tracheostomy patient are presented.