Midline cap ripped off

[Alinaa]

I had a patient yesterday who was trashing in bed. He ended up yanking out the cap of his midline. I tried putting an IVs cap on it, it didn't work. The educator said he would have to be tested for a possible PE because the cap had broken off. What would you have done in this situation?

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

Any idea how long the cap was off before the line was removed? There would have to be quite a lot of air intake for a PE to occur. I think I just would have removed the line and covered with a dressing.