Tracheostomy course for Medical Doctors

This session covers paediatric tracheostomy including when it may be required, the complications that may occur, choice of tube and the training of carers.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• State the indications for tracheostomy
• List the early and late complications of tracheostomy
• Explain the choice of tracheostomy tube
• Describe the training needs of a carer of a child with a tracheostomy

This session begins by looking at why a tracheostomy may be required and the complications that can occur. It then considers the choice of tracheostomy tube and the training of carers.