Coughing up phlegm through a cannula
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Scott Allen10 said:To use an HMEF, you actually need an anesthesia cannula (not the rigid metal kind), and hospitals usually stock up through four or five different medical supply distributors—companies like PharmamedMADO, Mediva, or Sanyko. If you’re looking to buy these directly as an individual, you’ll really need to reach out to those suppliers and see what their policies are.
But honestly, before we even get into the HMEF, it is much more critical to address those other requirements I laid out in my initial post.
Could someone please tell me where I can find the protective covering that goes over the cannula to keep dirt from getting into the tracheostomy? I'm not entirely sure of the technical name, but it looks like a fabric wrap with gauze on the inside; it fastens around the neck and sits right over the cannula.
Thank you.