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  1. IV starts in radiology

    Our techs are skilled at IV starts, but wonder if they can use lidocaine to start IV's or if that is strictly a nursing function since it is a medication. We could write a policy, but I am wondering if anyone else is doing this out there, and if it ...
  2. Very effective! I was trained to start IV's using this technique and over the past 20 years I have mostly worked ER, but now am in radiology where I still start lots of IV's and people constantly thank me for the lidocaine. Many times they don't ev...
  3. Cardiac CTA

    We have not started ours yet but will be in the next couple of months and I have heard from one of the CT people that it is preferable to use oral doses if possible rather than IV to slow the rate. It was one dose the night before and then another in...