When you have a child with a tracheostomy, knowing how to perform manual ventilation, or rescue breaths, is very important. Rescue breaths may be needed when your child is having trouble breathing, when they are having their trach or circuit changed, or when the ventilator is not working. In this video, our specialists demonstrate how to perform rescue breaths and explain what supplies you will need.
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