A device (10) for attaching and tube (V). The tube inserted in a person's mouth or nose to provide a ventilation and suction passage for the person. One end of the tube is inserted in the person's mouth or the end of a nasal passage and the other end of the tube protrudes out of the mouth or nasal passage. An elongate piece (12) of material has a length sufficient for the device to fit behind the person's head with the ends of the piece reaching across a portion of their face for use in securing the tube in place. Respective ends (14, 16) of the material are perforated so each end can be separated into at least two parallel strips (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b). The separable portions of the ends forming the respective strips extend longitudinally of the piece of material. The respective outer ends of the strips are spatially separable from each other so each strip can be separately used to either wrap about the ventilator tube or the person's face to position and hold the tube in place and prevent the ventilator tube from being intentionally or inadvertently dislodged. A removable cover (32) covers the strips prior to their being positioned on the person's face or the tube. The strips are of an adhesive material, and the cover covers the adhesive material until removed by a user prior to use of the device. This makes the device easy to fit about a person's head, the cover being left in place when the device is so fitted. The cover on each strip is removed for the strips to be used in fitting the ventilator tube in place.
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