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

• Bronchoscopy (Flexible) (Spanish)
• Sweat Chloride Test (Spanish) 

Useful Links

• An Introduction to Airway Clearance Techniques  
• Secondhand Smoke and Your Family from the American Lung Association  

Participate in Research

• Cystic Fibrosis Research

Care providers, please email us.