Hygienic protection for tracheotomized patients

摘要

A hygienic bib comprising a double absorbing pad and a removable and replaceable outer cloth intended to be used by tracheotomized patients, having a tracheal cannula, pivotally supported by a plate, inserted in an air passage made at the neck base, comprising a flat rectangular support, having a hole (19, 20) for accomodating the cannula and provided with strips (13, 14) for tying the bib around the patient's neck, which strips are provided with a reusable contact quick joining means (22, 26, 27) the support (10) comprising a first face (15) of a waterproof material and a second face (18) of a permeable, loose woven, not woven-fabric, joined to the first face along the edges thereof, a layer of a spongy or absorbing material (16) being interposed therebetween; an outer permeable cloth having the same size and being preferably made of the same fabric as the second face of the support and two laces for joining the support to the plate of the cannula. The bib is completed by a multilayer pad (11), preferably of the same permeable fabric as the outer cloth, having the shape of an elongated stripe and presenting a hole for accomodating the cannula, intended to be placed between the patient's skin and the waterproof face of the rectangular support.