🫁😮‍💨Tracheostomy, or trach, is a tube surgically placed directly into the trachea to help a person breathe better. 🧩Benefit #1: It can connect easily to a ventilator (machine that breathes for you) without sedation or intubation. 🏥 Benefit #2: It can help with pulmonary toilet (suctioning mucous to prevent pneumonias and avoid hospitalization). 🗣️Benefit #3: A Passe-Muir Valve is a one-way valve that can attach to the trach tip to aid in keeping their voice. (The person must be off the ven