[Dysphagia] Blue Dye Test - Trach patients

[setaylor at ppmh.org (Taylor, Sharla)]

Just wanting some comments on anyone's experiences with doing the Blue Dye test with Trach patients and/or feeding patients on a ventilator.  Thanks!

Sharla E. Taylor, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
setaylor at ppmh.org
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