Safety with Medical Devices

Keeping your child safe at home and in the community starts with understanding the medical devices they use and knowing how to be safe with those devices. Super Safe Kids books and toolkits help introduce families to central lines, tracheostomies, feeding tubes and complex care.

Books for kids and families

Central Line Safety for Kids teaches kids and families evidence-based practices for safety and care of central lines, focusing on hygiene and patient safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Written with consultation from a pediatric hospital safety committee, kids with central lines and catheters, and their families.

Tracheostomy tubes can help kids breathe and stay healthy. Tracheostomy Safety for Kids helps kids and their families understand the respiratory system and evidence-based practices for caring for a tracheostomy. Written with consultation from a top-ranked pediatric pulmonology team, kids with tracheostomies and/or ventilators, and their families.

Feeding tubes work with the body’s digestive system to help kids stay healthy and well. Feeding Tube Safety for Kids introduces kids to the digestive system, different types of feeding tubes, and ways to stay safe with a feeding tube. Written with consultation from a pediatric gastroenterologist, kids with feeding tubes, and their families.