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Aaron's Tracheostomy Page - http://www.tracheostomy.com/

Guide to home care for children with a tracheostomy. Includes a good clear description of what tracheotomy is. Brief FAQs, message board, mailing list and family stories.

eMedicine - Tracheostomy : Article by Charles E Morgan, DMD, MD - http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic356.htm

Describes this operative procedure that creates a surgical airway in the cervical trachea in great detail.

Living with a Tracheostomy Factsheet - http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/factsheets/families/F000305/trac1.html

Information from the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London. Written for parents of children having the operation done, but helpful for anyone with a loved one who may have to undergo the procedure. Available in pdf and html format.

Pediatric Otolaryngology: Learning Center - Tracheotomy - http://www.pediatric-ent.com/learning/surgeries/tracheotomy.htm

Western Florida practice explains what this surgery is, who may perform it, and answers common concerns.

Tracheostomy - http://www.thoracic.org/assemblies/cc/ccprimer/infosheet8.html

Explains some possible reasons for the procedure and risks involved. A patient factsheet from the American Thoracic Society.

Tracheostomy Care - http://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc0413.htm

Includes what to expect and when to call the doctor.

Tracheostomy Ward Decannulation Factsheet - http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/factsheets/families/F040121/index.html

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children explains how they do this process for removing a tracheostomy.