jo mitchell

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1. Pulling PICC's

   jo mitchell replied to Blue11RN's topic in Infusion

   I've pulled several and never had any particular problem except twice when then line would not come out due to internal venaspasm (spelling). Then we put the heat on it and counter pressure and out it came - but it took 4 hours for the spasm to rela...

2. PERIPHERAL IV'S AND PICC SITES

   jo mitchell replied to SUE BUTTERMORE's topic in Infusion

   Generally, you should not put another IV in the same vein as a picc line. If absolutely no other site is available, then a short peripheral IV can be inserted below the picc line - preferably in a different vein but if it is in the same vein you'd w...