How safe is your hospital for a patient with a tracheostomy? Sean Kelly from the Intensive Care Coordination Monitoring Unit (ICCMU) talks with Tony Burrell from the Clinical Excellence Commission and Ian Seppelt about improving the safety of patients with tracheostomies in and out of the ICU…….managing tracheostomy airway emergencies, before and when the cavalry arrives……and the recently released ICCMU guideline, "Adult Patients in Acute Care Facilities with a Tracheostomy" . The guideline and other resources to help implement the guideline in your hospital can be accessed at ICCMU here