Securing Oral and Nasal Endotracheal Tubes

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Securing Oral and Nasal Endotracheal Tubes

Learn how to safely secure oral and nasal endotracheal tubes using three different taping methods.

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Released:

July 7, 2015

Audience:

Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics

Learning Objectives

Explain why proper endotracheal tube securement is critical to patient safety
Perform routine assessment of ETT position and tape integrity in intubated children
Demonstrate oral ETT securement using the YY and YH taping methods
Secure nasal endotracheal tubes using standardized cross‑taping technique
Apply skin‑protection strategies to prevent facial pressure injuries

Author(s)

Craig Smallwood, PhD, RRT

Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Smallwood C, Wolbrink TA. Securing Oral and Nasal Endotracheal Tubes. 7/2015. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3063/securing-oral-and-nasal-endotracheal-tubes.