Blood transfusion and Normal saline bag.

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At this forum, there are lots of discussion about blood transfusion and normal saline bag.

Some nurses never use normal saline to prime the infusion line, as they use blood to prime the line.

Other nurses use normal saline to keep the vein open.

Certainly normal saline can be used to flush the line after blood transfusion finishes.

Could anyone please explain some other functions of normal saline bag used in blood transfusion?

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4 minutes ago, Daisy4RN said:

Is that also safe to use with WD40 on the same extremity at the same time?

As long as it wasn't placed in the fridge with the saline bag.

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5 hours ago, Nursing Au said:

Could anyone please explain some other functions of normal saline bag used in blood transfusion?

Makes a great paper weight!

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14 hours ago, Rose_Queen said:

To be fair, you may need your WD40 for your cardiac patient portrayed by Jack Haley, especially before his, er, heart transplant that was performed somewhere over the rainbow.

But if they got their new heart somewhere over the rainbow (ie from the wizard of oz) then i dont they would need either WD40 or a transfusion. But then again i haven't had the inservice.

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On 4/20/2019 at 1:33 PM, AnnieNP said:

Makes a great paper weight

Or a big water balloon

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On 4/20/2019 at 1:53 PM, Daisy4RN said:

Or a big water balloon

Could you imagine the look on the poor saps face when it busts and gets in his mouth ? ?

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