Putting in a saline lock

Trying to put in a saline lock in his left arm after the catheter kinked in his right arm.

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• IV
• CLS

[saurius]

@lenbot Yeah, I tried to keep enough pressure on the vein, but apparently I didn't get enough :P I can't imagine doing it while under pressure.

[whcscomlat]

@colinjamespugh yes that's right. that would be the following procedure. But it's interesting that you learn doing this on each other in the us army..

[colinjamespugh]

@whcscomlat

she hit a valve which makes it hard to advance the cannula, if the vid had of lasted longer you prob would have seen her flush with the cannula where it is and then try advance it - pushing a saline flush will help open the valve so you can advance the cannula

[baskhana]

When I was teaching Combat Life Saving Classes, the soldiers did NOT use the AC site for their IV start site. Even though they were infantry types, the did a splendid job of with their starts and DID NOT use the AC areas. The AC is more uncomfortable for the patient and creates problems with the flow of the IV solution when the patient bends his arm. If the patient has clonic tonic seizures, the IV tends to get kinked or pulled out.

retired army nurse

[whcscomlat]

You have to advance the catheter completely into the vein!

It looks like it doesn't was already in

[lenbot]

lol thats awesome, it was a mess but it gets the job done. Imagine doing it mid-gunfight or post gun fight.

[mbrty]

what a mess......