Little A's G-tube Emergency Kit

Little A's G-tube Emergency Kit

I keep Little A’s G-tube Emergency kit in his diaper bag.  It is important to have this with you at all times. Just incase I can’t get the new tube in or for some reason the kit was taken out of the diaper bag, I also keep gauze and extra tape. Should something happen to the tube that is in the child, our doctor told us we could always keep that tube in, put gauze over and tape it down….Then we must head straight to the ER.  Thank g-d and knock on wood, we have not actually had any emergencies. I have only the changed the g-tube on my own terms and I would like to keep it that way.

The kit includes:

• 2 syringes:  1 to take the water out of the old tube’s balloon and 1 to fill with 4 ml of water for the new g-tube balloon (I like to have it ready)
• Little bottle of distilled water to inflate balloon
• KY jelly: to lubricate the new g-tube button, so it slides in easier. IMPORTANT it must be water-based and not oil-based
• Mic-Key button
• Gauze: to keep a sterile environment and place the syringes on and new gauze for around the tube
• Medicine cup: I find it easier to pour water in there to suck it up by the syringe
• Bolus feeding tube extension:  To attach to the new button once it is secured in the stomach to make sure the tube was placed into the stomach correctly.  If it was stomach content will come up the tube extension.