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Nick Thrives at Home
...to help bring him to a work program where he interacts with others. While they previously had never had a child or adult at the program with a tracheostomy, vent...
Infants and Positioning Devices
...medical equipment (DME). Pediatric DME, in contrast to adult DME, often includes items such as home mechanical ventilators, pulse oximeters and associated probes, specialty formulas, gastrostomy and tracheostomy tubes. One...
25 Year All Stars: Meet Peter
...his first year, Peter was intubated a number of times and eventually had a tracheostomy at six months old. The day before his first birthday, he went home – reaching...
Education Keeps Growing
...food pumps and ventilators to central lines and tracheostomy care. “The training comes from RTs with pediatric/neonatal credentials, dietitians teaching about anatomy and feeding tube concepts, and certified registered infusion...
Patient Spotlight: Meet Claire
...thing is certain – she has a lot of life and spirit in her. Diagnosed at birth with spina bifida, Claire soon had a tracheostomy to ease respiratory issues. “Once...
Care at Home Takes a Village
...appropriate weight.” However, when she began de-stating due to her tongue occluding her airway, their pulmonologist recommended a tracheostomy and was then put on a vent at night. Now at...
Preparing for Updates to Enteral Connectors
...as an inadvertent connection between an enteral feeding system and a non-enteral system such as an intravascular catheter, peritoneal dialysis catheter, tracheostomy, medical gas tubing, etc.), steps are being taken...
Cerebral Palsy
...many issues and concerns that arise with a CP diagnosis. Treatment modalities for CP patients may include nebulization, oxygen therapy, CPAP, mechanical ventilation via tracheostomy, cough assistance devices, bronchial drainage,...