Tracheostomy Teaching 1813
Instructed patient if your trach tube comes out Don’t panic! Stay calm. Your stoma will stay open. If you do not know how
to put the tube back in or you can’t get it in, have someone take you to the nearest Emergency Department, or go to your
family doctor’s office. Take your extra trach tube with you.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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