Tracheostomy Resources

Families often find these resources helpful as they navigate their trach journey.

Preparing for your trach placement at Children's Mercy 

• Road Map to Home (pdf)
• Road Map to Home (pdf) - Spanish
• Tracheostomy overview - English
• Tracheostomy overview - Spanish

Living at home with a trach

• Tracheostomy care – Suctioning / Cuidado de la traqueostomía – Succión (limpia/abierta)

• Tracheostomy care- Inline Suctioning / Cuidado de la traqueostomía – Succión (cerrada)

• Tracheostomy care - performing a trach change / Cuidado de la traqueostomía - cambio de la cánula de la traqueostomía  

• Tracheostomy care – changing the ties, stoma and neck care / Cuidado de la traqueostomía: cambio de ataduras y cuidado del estoma y el cuello

• Tracheostomy Emergency Bag Supplies / Suministros de bolsa de emergencia para traqueostomía

• Cuidado de la traqueostomía – Administración de medicamentos inhalados

• Cuidados de la traqueostomía: bandas de fijación de traqueostomía y cómo cambiarlas

Family support 

• Tracheostomy Patient/Family Advisory Council (PFAC)
• POPS (Parents Offering Parent Support) Mentoring Program
• Annual Tracheostomy Family Day (on hold due to COVID-19)
• Resources for Children with Complex Medical Needs 

Additional Resources 

• Family Reflections 
• Complex Care at Home for Children
• For providers: Pediatric Tracheostomy Emergency Management Algorithm (Poster Presentation from the 7th International Tracheostomy Symposium)
• For clinical staff in home and in the community: Pediatric Tracheostomy Care & Emergency Management 

Contact us

If you have questions or concerns, you can call our ENT clinic at (816) 234-3040 and select option 5 to connect with our clinical coordinators. Established patients can also send us a message through the patient portal.