Which technique should you teach the caregiver and client with a tracheostomy to reduce the risk for aspiration during feeding/eating?
A. Encourage the client to swallow as fast as possible to limit the time the client is at risk for aspiration.
B. Tell the client and family to keep the phone nearby during feedings to shorten the time it takes to dial 911.
C. Teach the client/caregiver to thicken liquids and avoid foods that generate thin liquids during chewing.
D. Instruct the client/caregiver to inflate the cuff maximally during and for 1 hour after the feeding.
C
Thin liquids are hard to control and can slip past the epiglottis and into the trachea. Thicker liq-uids remain as a bolus that the client can control during breathing so that he or she does not at-tempt to swallow during an inhalation.
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