Tracheostomies are increasingly common in hospitals in both adults and children.

Critical incidents have been reported where crucial knowledge of airway anatomy or tracheostomy equipment were lacking, leading to harm and death in this vulnerable patient group.

This session covers the anatomy and procedures that create 'neck breathers' along with some of the common indications for tracheostomy in the paediatric population, and some of the essential information that needs to be immediately available to you in an emergency.