A tense standoff unfolded in Belfair on Saturday when Mason County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a burglary in progress on Alderwood Road. Here's what stores are open, and which ones are ...

Electronic literature searches for articles published between January 1962 and June 2007 were conducted using PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature and PEDro (Physiotherapy ...

Coughing, suctioning, and humidification can help reduce secretions. Preventing the buildup of secretions is an important part of tracheostomy care. People who have a tracheostomy typically experience ...

Caring for a tracheostomy can involve suctioning mucus and secretions from the tracheostomy; cleaning the tracheostomy site, cannulas, and suction catheter; replacing the cannula; and humidifying the ...

When patients with a tracheostomy tube reach a stage in their care at which decannulation appears to be possible, it is common practice to cap the tracheostomy tube for 24 hours to see whether they ...

Suctioning of the airway is a common procedure but it should always be based on a thorough assessment as it can present significant risks for the patient. This article on airway suctioning outlines ...

Babes in arms, toddlers and older children all with small bandages on their necks….but laughing, singing, dancing, crying and talking. The children in their party-best accompanied by their parents are ...

It depends on the reason for which the procedure is being undertaken. If it were for simple obstruction or simple causes like 'sleep apnoea' then it generally would heal in about 7 days after the ...

A fenestrated tracheostomy tube contains openings that allow air to pass through the area of the throat that leads to the mouth and nose. In a tracheostomy, a surgeon creates an opening in the front ...