NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -A tracheostomy is an opening created at the front of the neck so a tube can be inserted into the windpipe (trachea) to help you breathe. If necessary, the tube can be connected to an oxygen supply and a breathing machine called a ventilator.

Detailed explanation-2: -Flange (neck plate) The flange is the part of the tracheostomy tube that extends from the outer part of the tracheostomy tube and has holes to attach the tracheostomy tube tie.

Detailed explanation-3: -The surgery to insert a tube in the trachea is called a tracheostomy. The surgeon makes an opening, called a stoma, in the front of the neck, below the larynx (Picture 2). The surgeon puts a curved plastic tube called a tracheostomy tube into the stoma.