melrned

melrned has 21 years experience and specializes in ED, IV-Therapy, Radiology.

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1. Giving IV Contrast thru a Power Port with NO blood return

   melrned replied to SoccerMomNC's topic in Radiology

   Hi - I would never give anything thru a port without a blood flow - where is that tip? is it a clot or fibrin sheath, get a flow study - and then fix the problem -- where could that drug end up if the catheter has broken, or come apart. Good luck...

2. Closed systems for gastric lavage???

   melrned posted a topic in Emergency

   Help!!! We are in the dark ages using a Ewald tube and 60cc syringe to do gastric lavage. I know there are other systems out there - but need to contact mfgs. to get samples to demonstrate - can you help, I know one is called the Swiss system, an...