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actually, you are not a bonehead :) in the note i said i was in the process of contacting them but they never did respond to my email.:angryfire go figure. have you found any other links? i am taking french classes now to try an get fluent, but it looks daunting. it looks like the best way to get to europe would be to go to england first, to get the eu status. but what a long way to get there. good luck in your search. laura

i realize this is an older thread, but i am looking at the same thing and came across kelly services. i am in the process of contacting them myself so can't recommend but the website had many different countries listed and the process looked fairly straight forward. http://www.kellyservices.com

the line should be fine as per the home infusion nurse stated. the amount the lumen of the catheter holds is frequently printed on the catheter itself. (and it is a small amount.) but as far as the insulin, it should be fine. good thinking though, to consider the "bolus" and the "lack" of infusion. it shows you are thinking about your infusions which is always a good thing to do.

We have a withdrawal protocol that allows po ativan or valium q 1 hour if the patient meets certain criteria. hallucinating, hearing things, temperature heart rate blood pressure increases. however as she is several days out from taking anything she may be out of the actual detox phase. In which case, we sometimes use high dose haldol. Typically 5-10 mg an hour (IV) but once in a while every 5 minutes till quiet. The most I have seen given is about 240 mg in a 24 hour period. believe me i have seen underdosing of patients who are violent and it is not pretty. Not for the patient and certainly not for the nurses. I think haldol in the proper amounts is a great thing. Look up some high dosing information to present to your docs. (im injections work well too, but it is sometimes hard to get to that agitated persons thighs or buttocks. Good luck