An obturator is a curved rod that fits inside the tracheal cannula, which is a tube inserted into the trachea during tracheostomy. Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in ...

Caring for a tracheostomy can involve suctioning ... a person how to use all the necessary equipment, such as a suctioning machine; how to handle lifestyle changes such as bathing and eating ...

Accidentally dislodging a tracheostomy tube within a week of the ... If the individual was already receiving ventilation through a machine, the team would then reattach the machine to the stoma ...