Elena88

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1. Blood Transfusion

   Elena88 replied to Elena88's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah Rapid infusers aren’t available everywhere, also in a prehospital setting you’d prob have a pressure bag not a rapid infuser

2. Blood Transfusion

   Elena88 replied to Elena88's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, yes I know the giving set is mentioned in local procedures and I’m happy with what that says, I just wondered what other places tend to do. My main question was regarding pressure bags and red cells, again the ideal pressure setting and all t...

3. Blood Transfusion

   Elena88 replied to Elena88's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for that. yes we also only use pressure bags in an emergency otherwise it will be pumped

4. Blood Transfusion

   Elena88 replied to Elena88's topic in General Nursing

   I am aware of our local procedures, what I was asking isn't mentioned in any procedure notes hence why I've asked here. Regarding the giving set, depending on hospital the recommendation is changing sets every 2nd unit but I'm sure some hospitals say...

5. Blood Transfusion

   Elena88 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi guys, I've been overthinking a simple issue and was hoping someone here could help. If you're putting up back to back bags of packed red cells in a manual pressure bag (emergency situation where back to back units are being given as fast as possib...

6. IV lines

   Elena88 replied to Elena88's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah I think she saw blood in the line and thought the whole thing had to be changed. I just wondered if I was missing something! Cannula was definitely not in an artery. Thanks for the advice guys

7. IV lines

   Elena88 replied to Elena88's topic in General Nursing

   This is the UK, some of our HCAs (healthcare assistants) can have training for cannulation although they don't normally put up IV fluids or flush lines so I'm not sure if this HCA did that with supervision from someone else. The line was clamped and...

8. IV lines

   Elena88 replied to Elena88's topic in General Nursing

   The line was clamped higher near the bag but there was a small amount of backflow of blood near the cannula when disconnecting from the patient. Then one of the healthcare assistants told me there was some blood in the bag so she'd changed the whole ...

9. IV lines

   Elena88 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Question for experienced nurses...do you have tips and tricks for stopping backflow of blood into the line or the bag of fluids when the fluids don't need to be run under pressure? Especially if the line has to be disconnected for patient to get up ...