How To Start an IV


How to start an IV (Intravenous catheter). My wife made this for a video class awhile back.







Channel: Howto
Uploaded: August 24, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Author: mobitz57

Length: 00:07:26
Rating: 4.7826085
Views: 138530

Tags: IV intravenous nursing medicine

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nicebut670 (May 11, 2009 at 12:28 pm)
You forgot to mention that when they really need IV access they are always either fat munters whose veins are hidden beneath 6 inches of fat or old dears whose veins are so weak that they tissue as soon as you get a cannula out of the pack .Apart from that its a doddle..
daving2006 (April 28, 2009 at 11:21 am)
Thanks for this video. It is sooo helpful!
fd5151 (April 25, 2009 at 1:08 am)
approach parallel to vein to avoid puncturing vessel wall. advance needle bevel side up. do not withdraw catheter once skin is punctured when threading needle.use chevron method to tape tubing. initial, date and time iv insertion site and iv tubing.
NoPainReally (March 25, 2009 at 11:06 pm)
Have you heard of Pain Ease? It reduces/eliminates pain from needles. You can check out the short video of it being used if you put in "Pain Free IV" in the search window. Our video shows up number 1. Best, Mark
martincalise (March 24, 2009 at 3:49 pm)
omg. thanks! it helped me a lot. XD
MistressKittyGoober (March 12, 2009 at 3:42 pm)
Well done! Thank you!
felixthemaster1 (March 5, 2009 at 10:02 pm)
well, he's a pro!
felixthemaster1 (March 5, 2009 at 8:08 pm)
thnx, i have to write about a procedure for my case study, and you helped, thnx
markelases (February 18, 2009 at 4:06 pm)
To those people who made this video: I have noticed that the applied tourniquet to the arm of the dummy was too far from the insertion site, which is very WRONG!! It should only be 5 to 6 inches or 6 to 8 inches above or away from the insertion site. Another MISTAKE is that when the catheter was inserted, the needle was removed right away without first applying pressure to the vein that should prevent the blood from spilling. It's a good thing, that was not a real human being! =/
Adrenaline7 (January 9, 2009 at 7:17 pm)
It's a very good video, but the environment will not be this friendly.Kudos to this video, it was very informative and I understand that it was made for educating purposes.

Just a note, be prepared for the unfortunate circumstances that are often attributed to the environment you are working in. I am with EMS and you have the stress of bystanders and the ambulanceis always all over the road, especially when the call is lights and sirens. The environment isn't very controlled.

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