Bed Side Equipment
• Spare Tracheostomy Tubes. Should be of same size as what the patient is wearing.
• Tracheal Dilator.
• Suctioning equipment. Suction machine fitted with filter; suction tubing;suction catheters (see suctioning page for sizes); gloves (as below); bottle of sterile water to rinse tubing – change daily. Ensure that the equipment is assembled and working properly.
• Humidification Equipment.
Gloves. Clean gloves and sterile gloves (for suctioning).