Pulmonary
Patient and Family Education
Asthma
- Living With Asthma booklet (PDF) (Dari) (Pashto) (Russian) (Spanish) (Somali) (Ukrainian) (Vietnamese)
- Benefits of Using a Spacer Poster (PDF)
- How to Use Your MDI with Spacer Pocket Guide (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali)
- Using a Spacer With a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) (PDF) (Portuguese) (Spanish) (Somali)
- Using a Metered Dose Inhaler With Spacer and Mask (PDF) (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish)
- What Is Asthma? (PDF) (Somali) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
- When to Go to the ER If Your Child Has Asthma
Other Respiratory Conditions and Treatments
- Acapella Therapy (PDF) (Spanish)
- Active Cycle of Breathing Technique (ACBT) (PDF) (Spanish)
- A Look at the Lungs and Percussion Techniques (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (Spanish) (KidsHealth)
- Chest Physical Therapy (CPT) (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
- Cough Assist T70 for the Tracheostomy Child With or Without a Ventilator (PDF) (Spanish)
- Cough Assist T70 With Mask or Mouthpiece (PDF) (Spanish)
- Do-It-Yourself Environmental Assessment (PDF) – American Lung Association of Washington
- How to Use Your MDI with Spacer Pocket Guide (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali)
- How to Use Your MDI Inhaler With Spacer and Mask Pocket Guide (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali)
- Nasopharyngeal Airway (NP Tube) Change (PDF) (Spanish)
- Nebulizers: Every Medication Should Have Its Own Nebulizer (PDF) (Spanish)
- Oropharyngeal (OP) Airway: for a Breathing Emergency (PDF) (Spanish)
- Oxygen Use at Home (PDF) (Spanish)
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia That Recurs (PDF)
- Respiratory Equipment Cleaning at Home (PDF) (Dari) (Spanish)
- Respiratory Treatment Order (PDF) (Spanish)
- RSV: Understanding RSV (PDF) (Spanish)
- Protecting My Child's Heart and Lungs from Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke (PDF) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
- Signs of Respiratory Distress in Your Infant (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic)(Lao) (Russian) (Simplified Chinese) (Spanish)
- Signs of Respiratory Distress in Your Child (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (French) (Russian) (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish)(Vietnamese)
- Vest/Wrap Therapy: High-Frequency Chest Oscillation (PDF) (Spanish)
- Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS) (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Tracheostomy
- Tracheostomy Handbook (PDF) (Amharic) (Dari) (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish)
- When a Tracheostomy Is Recommended for Your Child (PDF) (Amharic) (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish)
Getting ready for home
- Tracheostomy Care Notebook - cover and table of contents (PDF) (Spanish)
- Tracheostomy Classes in the Hospital and Preparing for Home (PDF) (Spanish)
- Tracheostomy Road Map to Home (PDF) (Amharic) (Dari) (Somali) (Spanish)
- Checklist for New Tracheostomy and Ventilator Discharges (PDF) (Spanish)
- Suggested Home Health Nurse Interview Questions (PDF) (Spanish)
- Suggested Questions For Home Nursing Agencies (PDF) (Spanish)
Trach emergencies
- Bag-Mask Ventilation With a Self-Inflating Resuscitator Bag (PDF) (Spanish)
- Signs of Respiratory Distress in Your Child With a Trach (PDF) (Spanish)
- Signs of Respiratory Distress in Your Infant With a Trach (PDF) (Spanish) (Russian)
- Breathing Emergency Management: Conscious Child with a Tracheostomy (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (French) (Japanese) (Marshallese) (Russian) (Simplified Chinese) (Somali) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
- CPR for Child With a Tracheostomy (PDF) (Spanish) (Japanese) (Russian)
- CPR for Infant With a Tracheostomy (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (French) (Marshallese) (Russian) (Simplified Chinese) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
- CPR for Teen/Adult With a Tracheostomy (PDF) (Spanish)
Airway clearance
- Cough Assist T70 for the Tracheostomy Child With or Without a Ventilator (PDF)
- Cough Assist T70 With Mask or Mouthpiece (PDF) (Spanish)
- Aerobika Therapy (PDF) (Spanish)
- Chest Physical Therapy (CPT) Infant Modified Positions (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
- Chest Physical Therapy Standard Positions (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Trach care
- Tracheostomy Stoma Care (PDF) (Spanish)
- Tracheostomy Tube Change (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
- Tracheostomy Tube Position in a Child's Upper Airway (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
- Tracheostomy Tube Position in an Infant’s Upper Airway - Illustration (PDF) (Spanish)
- Understanding Tracheitis in Your Child With a Trach (PDF) (Spanish)
- Living with MRSA (Arabic) (Cambodian) (Chinese) (Korean) (Russian) (Spanish) (Urdu) (Vietnamese)
- Trach Vent Sick Day Management at Home (PDF) (Spanish)
Ventilators at home
- Astral Ventilator Visual Tool (PDF) (Spanish)
- Astral: How to Set Up a Home Circuit (video)
- Respirador Astral (video)
Suctioning and other equipment
- Bivona TTS Trach Cuff (PDF) (Spanish)
- Essential Trach/Vent Equipment (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (Russian) (Simplified Chinese) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
- How to Check a Resuscitator Bag (PDF) (Spanish)
- How to Fit a Metal Beaded Chain Trach Necklace (PDF) (Spanish)
- Importance of Humidification With a Tracheostomy (PDF) (Spanish)
- Making a Home-Made Trach Tie (PDF) (Spanish)
- Nasopharyngeal Airway (NP Tube) Change (PDF) (Spanish)
- Shiley Trach Air Cuff (PDF) (Spanish)
- Shiley Trach – Cleaning (PDF) (Spanish)
- Suctioning With a Simple Suction Catheter (PDF) (Spanish)
- Suctioning With a Closed (In-Line) Suction Catheter (PDF) (Somali) (Spanish)
- Using a Passy-Muir Valve With Your Tracheostomy (PDF) (Spanish)
Trach Safe program
- Trach Safe Check (PDF) (Spanish)
- Trach Safe: Questions and Answers (PDF) (Spanish)
- Trach Safe Quick Steps (PDF) (Spanish)
- Trach Safe Whistle for Caregivers (PDF) (Spanish)
Tests and Procedures
Useful Links
- An Introduction to Airway Clearance Techniques
- Secondhand Smoke and Your Family from the American Lung Association
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