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Caution: If you use a cuffed tube, protect the inflation line when cutting the ties. Change the location of the knot to prevent skin irritation. It’s important to keep the area around the opening in the neck clean to help prevent infection. So, change ties daily or whenever they become wet or soiled.
Follow this cleaning procedure to change your twill tape ties.
Wash your hands. (An assistant, if present, must wash hands, too.)
Leave the old ties in place. Pull one end of the twill tie through either neck flange hole. Adjust the ends of the tie until one is 3 to 4 inches longer than the other.
Bring both ends of the tie around your neck and insert the longer end of the tie through the other neck flange hole.
Pull the tie snug. Place one finger between the tie and the neck and tie the two ends together using a square knot. Do not use a bow.
Cut the ends of the ties leaving only 1 or 2 inches.
Carefully cut and remove soiled ties.
Learn more about Skin care in the home setting.
This material is intended to be educational and is not a diagnostic tool. It is not intended to replace the information provided to you by your healthcare providers and does not constitute medical advice. The information may not be directly applicable for your individual clinical circumstance. Please refer to the manufacturers’ prescribing information and/or instructions for use for the indications, contraindications, warnings, and precautions associated with the [medications and] devices referenced in these materials.
