Forcing fluid through drip to fast into vein...is this dangerous?!
Question: my partner had an emergency operation to remove his appendics in the middle east and im concerned cause he has a drip putting antibiotics into his vein on his hand and the bottle was half full when the nurse came in to change bottle and instead of waiting for it to drip in slowly she squeesed all the fluid in at once which caused him pain and made him dizzy.Is this wrong. also she changed the dressing on his wound without gloves on and i didnt see her wash her hands i am worried it will cause infection.
Answers: my partner had an emergency operation to remove his appendics in the middle east and im concerned cause he has a drip putting antibiotics into his vein on his hand and the bottle was half full when the nurse came in to change bottle and instead of waiting for it to drip in slowly she squeesed all the fluid in at once which caused him pain and made him dizzy.Is this wrong. also she changed the dressing on his wound without gloves on and i didnt see her wash her hands i am worried it will cause infection.
Sh1t! I'd be a bit worried too. If there is a danger, it is the danger of damaging the vein, distension due to the over pressure. I would expect it to be painful, though the drip is going into a vein and not an artery, thank God. It is very unlikely that the vein would rupture, but not impossible.
The point is, the antibiotic should be drip fed over a period of time in order for it to stay at a steady level in the system, thus working continuously over that time, and not "shot" into the blood stream in a short sharp blast.
It is more likely the thought of it that makes him feel dizzy, since venous blood is on the return side of the circulatory system it gets well mixed with blood returning from all over the body, even so, it is bad practice.
I'd say go to Blackpool next year!!
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