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ClearView Tracheostomy Trainer

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10/24/2026

Some of the most important details in tracheostomy management aren’t always obvious at first glance. 🫁

1. Partial displacement can be more dangerous than complete decannulation.
A tracheostomy tube can move out of the trachea and into the surrounding soft tissue while still appearing attached at the neck. If positive pressure is delivered through a malpositioned tube, air may enter the surrounding tissues instead of the lungs. This is why a tube that appears flush externally isn’t necessarily correctly positioned internally.

2. An inner cannula can significantly affect airflow.
Reinserting an inner cannula reduces the available internal diameter of the tube. Even a 1 mm reduction matters particularly with smaller tubes because airflow resistance increases significantly as diameter decreases. Inner cannulas can substantially increase resistive work of breathing depending on tube design and size.

3. Fenestrations can become sites of granulation tissue growth.
Fenestrated tubes allow airflow toward the upper airway to support vocalization. However, granulation tissue can grow around or into these openings, potentially obstructing airflow, causing bleeding, or complicating tube exchanges.

4. Positive-pressure ventilation through a cuffless tracheostomy can be challenging.
Without a cuff seal, delivered air can escape around the tube and out the upper airway rather than reaching the lungs effectively. During respiratory or cardiac arrest, significant leakage makes effective ventilation difficult without alternative occlusion techniques or a cuffed tube swap.

These details are reminders that tracheostomy management involves far more than the tube itself.

Understanding the relationship between tube position, airway diameter, tissue mechanics, and airflow is essential to bedside safety.

What’s one tracheostomy lesson you think every clinician should know? 👇

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10/20/2026

Happy Respiratory Care Week! 🫁💙

Behind every ventilator, every airway intervention, and every critical moment, there’s a Respiratory Therapist helping patients breathe.

If you’ve worked in respiratory care, you know the job goes far beyond the equipment. It takes clinical knowledge, quick thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to stay calm when things get difficult.

As Respiratory Therapists ourselves, we know how much this work asks of you. The long shifts, the tough cases, the small wins, and the moments when your skills really matter.

To every RT working in the ICU, ER, NICU, and beyond and to the educators and preceptors helping train the next generation — thank you for the work you do and the difference you make every day.

We’re proud to be part of this community 💙

Know an RT who deserves some appreciation? Tag them in the comments and let them know they're making a difference!

Let's celebrate the people behind respiratory care.

10/17/2026

Textbooks and silent task trainers can’t teach situational vigilance 🛑

When a student places a one-way speaking valve during simulation or training, how do they verify that air is actually escaping through the upper airway?

On traditional, silent manikins, they usually just check a box on an evaluation sheet and guess.

In real ICU care, if the cuff remains inflated or if the upper airway is obstructed, attaching a one-way valve allows air in, but gives it nowhere to escape. The result? Rapid air trapping, barotrauma, and acute respiratory distress.

Adding real auditory feedback to airway debriefs changes the entire dynamic:

1️⃣ Learners don't just guess if the cuff is deflated, they hear exhalation and phonation the second air passes the vocal cords.

2️⃣ Instructors shift from "I think you did that step right" to "Did you hear the upper airway airflow?"

3️⃣ Students build instant muscle memory around verifying upper airway patency before every valve or capping trial.

Ditch silent guesswork. Teaching learners to actively listen during airway debriefs builds true bedside intuition.

How does your simulation program verify upper airway patency during speaking valve trials? 💬

Drop a comment below or visit www.clearviewsim.com to explore the tracheostomy trainer

10/15/2026

Textbooks give you protocols. Versatile and functional trainer gives you muscle memory and deeper understanding 🧠

When real-world airway crises occur, reading about a procedure won't stop the panic. Here are 3 high-stakes tracheostomy emergencies that require real-feel tactical training before hitting the ICU floor:

1. Tube displacement

A tracheostomy tube can become displaced without looking obviously wrong from the outside. Understanding where the tube sits in relation to the tracheal lumen matters.

2. Secretions above the cuff

Secretions can collect above an inflated cuff. When the cuff is deflated, understanding where those secretions can go becomes an important part of airway management.

3. Cuff pressure

A pilot balloon can feel firm without telling you the actual cuff pressure. Understanding the relationship between cuff inflation and the tracheal wall is something learners need to understand and not simply memorize.

The ClearView Tracheostomy Trainer makes selected airway interactions visible, giving educators a way to connect the procedure with what's happening underneath it.

Don't just teach the steps. Teach what's happening underneath them.

Interested in seeing ClearView in action? Send us a message or visit www.clearviewsim.com to book a FREE virtual demonstration.

⚠️ For educational purposes only. Not intended as clinical advice. Follow applicable clinical protocols and device-specific instructions.

10/08/2026

Happy Physician Assistant Week! 🩺

Today we’re recognizing the PAs working across critical care, surgery, emergency medicine, and beyond.

From managing complex patients to supporting procedures, making clinical decisions, and working alongside multidisciplinary teams, PAs bring an important perspective to patient care.

To every PA working the day shift, night shift, or on call — thank you for what you do.

Know a PA who deserves a little extra appreciation this week? Tag them below and let them know they’re doing an amazing job. 💙

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10/02/2026

4 Tracheostomy Myths That May Put Patients at Risk ‼️

When airway simulation relies on traditional "black box" manikins, outdated clinical habits get passed down to learners. Major clinical safety audits show that up to 30% of hospitalized tracheostomy patients experience safety incidents, with 60–70% resulting in ICU readmissions, prolonged hospital stays, or severe harm.

Which of these 4 myths do you see most often in the lab or ward? Let us know below!

Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Follow institutional protocols and local scope of practice.

10/01/2026

Get to know us more. 🫁👨‍⚕️

When Jim and I were working side-by-side in surgical critical care, we saw the exact same terrifying scenario play out in the ICU over and over again.

A tracheostomy emergency would happen, and even dedicated nurses and junior residents would freeze. It wasn't because they lacked dedication, it was because they had been trained on standard "black box" manikins where you can't see what's actually happening inside the tracheal lumen.

Having managed over 1,000 percutaneous tracheostomies between us, we knew the bedside reality: research shows that up to 30% of tracheostomy patients experience safety incidents, and partial tube displacements often go unrecognized until it's a crisis.

We didn't start ClearView to become device executives. We were just two critical care PAs and former RTs who were frustrated that educators were forced to teach complex airway mechanics blindly.

We wanted to build the exact tool we wished we had in our own sim labs, something intuitive that gives students an immediate visual "aha!" moment and eliminates bedside anxiety.

If you're a simulation director, nursing instructor, or RT program lead working to make airway education safer, we’d love to connect.

Drop a comment below or send us a DM, we personally read and respond to every message!

09/29/2026

What cuff inflation & deflation ACTUALLY looks like inside the trachea 👀

On standard opaque task trainers, learners inflate a tracheostomy cuff blindly without ever seeing how it interacts with the tracheal wall.

Clinical research shows up to 30% of tracheostomy patients experience safety incidents, with 60–70% of complications leading to ICU readmissions, hypoxic brain injury, or death. Furthermore, partial tube displacement is more than twice as likely to cause significant harm compared to complete removal, often because it goes unrecognized without direct visual feedback.

Demonstrating real airway biomechanics replaces blind tactile guessing with visual clarity:

👁️ Cuff-Trachea Interface: Direct visualization shows the exact cuff-wall seal to prevent hyperinflation or silent air leaks.

💧 Subglottic Secretion Management: Watching secretions pool above the cuff reinforces the critical habit of suctioning before cuff deflation.

🗣️ Acoustic Phonation: Listening to vocal cord airflow when a speaking valve is attached verifies upper airway patency.Co-founded by critical care PAs & RTs

Click the link in our bio to view full clinical specifications tracheostomy trainer features or book a virtual product demonstration for your simulation program at clearviewsim.com

09/26/2026

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09/22/2026

Adult and pediatric tracheostomy management aren’t interchangeable.

A pediatric airway isn’t simply a smaller version of an adult airway. Differences in airway size, anatomy, equipment, and physiology can all affect how tracheostomy management is approached.

For clinicians and educators, understanding those differences is an important part of preparing learners for the realities of pediatric tracheostomy care.

The ClearView Tracheostomy Trainer includes interchangeable adult and pediatric tracheas, allowing selected tracheostomy concepts to be demonstrated across different airway sizes.

Follow us for more tracheostomy education and practical demonstrations.

Want to see the adult and pediatric configurations in action? Send us a DM to learn more or book a FREE virtual demonstration.

⚠️ For educational purposes only. Not intended as clinical advice. Follow applicable clinical protocols and device-specific instructions.

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