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IV: Fluids and Meds
Nursing & Emergency Medicine
A bad IV start:
- Can result in a multiple stick event
- By more than one healthcare provider
- Over the ambulance ride in
- Through the Emergency Dept. stay
- To the floor, through a 1st and 2nd shift.
Then the next complication in this cascade of events is the INFILTRATON - that leakage of meds/fluids out of the vascular system and into the subcutaneous tissue - presenting a whole new problem AND a delay in treatment.
What are the infiltration problems:
cellulitis, necrosis, septicemia, even amputation - markedly affecting medical outcome.
How does a delay in delivery of that infusate/biological affect the medical outcome? Let's describe the IV administration of Pitocin during Labor & Delivery: Pitocin increases uterine contractions, speeding up delivery. But if the Pitocin is infiltrating into the subcutaneous tissue
- the Pitocin is not being delivered to the uterus.
- this will impair the effort to increase contractions and speed delivery.
How do we avoid all of that?
STEM venipuncture for IV - prevents
- Infiltration
- Multiple Stick Events
- Bruising
- Phlebitis
IV Training
IV Training: Nurses & Paramedics $785.00
6 hour training program over 3 days
* Learn the new STEM 21cVA method for Locating, Dilating, Grading, & Accessing veins.
* Learn the new STEM infusion method to avoid INFILTRATIONS.