When a few attempts at I.V. cannulation in a child less than 6 years old are unsuccessful a viable alternative method is to utilize tibial puncture and give the fluid intraosseously.
Nurses need more education on infiltration and extravasation to prevent patient harm. Recommendations from the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society.
The most common ways of IV fluid administration are: pump infusion using an electronic device for precise dosages delivered automatically over a specific time drip infusion using a tube and ...
NewsChannel 13 is following the national IV fluid shortage and CVS Health is ... We asked how this would affect patient infusion services. CVS said part of its plan includes discontinuing infusion ...