Pediatric Tracheostomy Home Care Guide

A step-by-step, illustrated guide for parents and others who care for children with tracheostomies, the Pediatric Tracheostomy Home Care Guide is expertly and accessibly written. The author is a nurse and parent with personal experience with the impact of tracheostomy care on parent-child interaction and the quality of life among technology-dependent children. This pocket guide is an excellent reference for any health professional interested in learning about tracheostomies. Essential Topics Include: What is a Tracheostomy? Types of Tracheostomy Tubes Reasons for Tracheostomies Eating with Tracheostomies Home Equipment Parenting Challenges See also Pediatric Care of the Surgical Patient and accompanying Pocket Guide to Pediatric Surgical Nursing. Visit Cynthia Bissell's website http://www.tracheostomy.com/ where she shares her experiences of her son's tracheotomy and airway-expansion surgery.Bissell, Cynthia M. is the author of 'Pediatric Tracheostomy Home Care Guide', published 2007 under ISBN 9780763753863 and ISBN 0763753866.