Silent Bob
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Kudos to DocPops and Maverick for their post. Sorry Jontte, saw your post, but this was first day back in the school with all the teachers and was doing the political stuff related to teacher's preparing for the new school year.
One reason, I've never done an IV post or even a video is that IV's are very complicated, they may look simple, but their are tons of reasons, if and when to do an IV. Having just experienced this with my son, I could tell you the total of mistakes I witnessed with the my son's heat stroke experience. Yes, I tried both the oral hydration and he flat out refused the rectal hydration route (I think more because he didn't want dad treating him). The ER nurse did a really great job considering he was very dehydrated and his veins were pushing in the red area, son did not have his vein roll on him, but I know that the ER nurse spent a few minutes trying to find the right one. This is no different than when I had to start IV's on a combat related injuries and patient was bleeding out. Very difficult and frustrating, when you blow a good vein.
Regarding mistakes, my son had to have another one inserted 24 hours after admission because he was having irritation and swelling localized at the IV site. The new nurse, made several mistakes, nothing that would cause my son to get an infection, but just failed to administer it properly, dispose of trash and also how he handled his bio waste. I mentioned this to the nurse supervisor when we left the hospital, not because I feared for my son, had the nurse failed completely, I would have brought it up directly to him. However, I was concerned that possibly he needed additional protocol training related to IV insertions. Should say, that if you left an empty IV bag in the sink, its something to be concerned about from a nosocomial infection or safety issue. Maybe I am wrong, but with the recent health care changes and the rush to get more nurses into the field,
For those who have little experience in IV's, I'd suggest taking a Wilderness EMT course...while this will not make you an expert in IV's and other areas of trauma medicine, it is far more focused for prepper interested in intermediate medicine. If your lucky and know someone who is an instructor, you should also consider taking the Advanced Lifesaver course that is offered in some municipalities. Check with your local hospital or if your in the rural area, they may offer Continuing Medical Education on a touring basis and with a nominal fee you could possibly set in on them to get the training. Of course, make sure your basic first aid, CPR and AED dance cards are filled out and you are certified. Certification in these areas are offered by the American Red Cross, which has been mentioned in other posts in DPF.
Cheers.
One reason, I've never done an IV post or even a video is that IV's are very complicated, they may look simple, but their are tons of reasons, if and when to do an IV. Having just experienced this with my son, I could tell you the total of mistakes I witnessed with the my son's heat stroke experience. Yes, I tried both the oral hydration and he flat out refused the rectal hydration route (I think more because he didn't want dad treating him). The ER nurse did a really great job considering he was very dehydrated and his veins were pushing in the red area, son did not have his vein roll on him, but I know that the ER nurse spent a few minutes trying to find the right one. This is no different than when I had to start IV's on a combat related injuries and patient was bleeding out. Very difficult and frustrating, when you blow a good vein.
Regarding mistakes, my son had to have another one inserted 24 hours after admission because he was having irritation and swelling localized at the IV site. The new nurse, made several mistakes, nothing that would cause my son to get an infection, but just failed to administer it properly, dispose of trash and also how he handled his bio waste. I mentioned this to the nurse supervisor when we left the hospital, not because I feared for my son, had the nurse failed completely, I would have brought it up directly to him. However, I was concerned that possibly he needed additional protocol training related to IV insertions. Should say, that if you left an empty IV bag in the sink, its something to be concerned about from a nosocomial infection or safety issue. Maybe I am wrong, but with the recent health care changes and the rush to get more nurses into the field,
For those who have little experience in IV's, I'd suggest taking a Wilderness EMT course...while this will not make you an expert in IV's and other areas of trauma medicine, it is far more focused for prepper interested in intermediate medicine. If your lucky and know someone who is an instructor, you should also consider taking the Advanced Lifesaver course that is offered in some municipalities. Check with your local hospital or if your in the rural area, they may offer Continuing Medical Education on a touring basis and with a nominal fee you could possibly set in on them to get the training. Of course, make sure your basic first aid, CPR and AED dance cards are filled out and you are certified. Certification in these areas are offered by the American Red Cross, which has been mentioned in other posts in DPF.
Cheers.