This is a great video of Cicily's big sister Maya (3 yrs. old) suctioning her Cabbage Patch's trach. She got this doll for her birthday and was showing it to her cousin, Alexandria, complete with the suctioning demonstration. A fairly decent respiratory therapist already!
This is the suction machine- our friend that gets packed along anywhere Cicily goes. Thank goodness for portable suction machines!! Trachs create extra "secretions" in the throat (trachea/airway) and if you have a trach, you can't just cough up those nice little secretions and spit them out or swallow them as most people do. Thus, the invention of the suction machine. We use it with a suction catheter to suction deep into the trach (when I learned how to do this at first in the hospital I felt like I was playing the game "Operation", then I found out if you touched the sides nothing would buzz and Cicily would still live - phew!) Or we use the tip you can sorta see in the picture (if you can't see, feel free to ask for a demonstration anytime!) to suction the secretions Cicily has already coughed up that are sitting at the edge of the trach. 
4 comments:
Janalyn, glad to see that you were able to post the video. It sure is cute. She is destined for the medical field.
It's fun to see the kind of stuff Alexandria's learning at your house. A few more times and maybe she can help me take care of Cicily while you guys go out. ;) Love ya, Ondria
Janalyn, thanks for the info. Since I don't get to see Cicily, it helps to know how she is doing. This is really interesting and you are good at the explanations.
Love ya,
"Aunty A"
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