References & Useful Links
- Zieber, Emily Pijl (1997, July revised 1998, January). Tracheostomy care:
an introduction.
- Home tracheostomy care. Patient education. University of Kentucky Health Information Library (2003, May). http://www.tracheostomy.com/resources/pdf/university_kentucky.pdf
- Care of the child with a chronic tracheostomy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 161, 297-308, 2000
http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/reprint/161/1/297.pdf
- Suctioning a tracheostomy.
http://www.tracheostomy.com/care/suction.htm
- SIMS Portex Inc. Tracheostomy Care Handbook. A Guide for the Health Care Provider.
http://www.tracheostomy.com/resources/pdf/TrachHandbk.pdf
- Home tracheostomy care for infants and young children. University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. Kansas: Learner Managed Designs Inc.
- Griggs, Angela. (1998, September 30). Tracheostomy: suctioning and humidification. Nursing Standard, 13, 49-53.
- Glass, Connie A. & Grap, Mary Jo (1995). Ten Tips for Safer Suctioning. American Journal of Nursing, 1995, May, 51- 53
- Carrol, Patricia (1994). Safe Suctioning. RN (1994, May), 32 37
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