Stephanie Marsh BSN, RN

Flight nurse

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    Filling IV tubing drip chamber for flight tips?

    I have scoured the Internet but did not find any thing that would help. Our practice in flight regarding IV infusions is to fill the drip chamber entirely so there is no air present. When priming tubing, can someone give me a reference or tips for ge...
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    Filling IV tubing drip chamber for flight tips?

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    Filling IV tubing drip chamber for flight tips?

    Thank you for the incredibly condescending comment. Very helpful. I will not go further wasting your time about how these are secured or any other info on the length of our flights or other relevant information. Thanks!
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    Filling IV tubing drip chamber for flight tips?

    Hi Mike thanks so much for responding. I do not have any evidence base practice resources to cite. However, if our patient is only on 1 to 2 drips, we lay the pumps on the patient. Because of this and our very sensitive pumps, any air in the chamber ...