Re: Adaptive device for IV tubing - Any suggestions??

[Guest guest]

, I used a hemostat (Halstead mosquito or Crile) to 'convince'

stuck connections to turn. I - and others - have done this for years.

You have to be careful not to crack the connectors - likely your

clinical instructors will have a hissy fit if she/he sees it. However, I'd bet

they have done the same thing.

[Guest guest]

What a clever group we are!

[Guest guest]

Have you tried a hemostat?

[Guest guest]

:

Go to a drugstore and ask for finger cots. Finger cots are small latex

devices that look like condoms for elves. They slip over your

finger/thumb and offer another layer of friction that may help you

working with polyethylene tubing. I started using them when my

delicate fingers began acting like hams when I needed to place small

parts on the scale model boats I build.

--Larry

[Guest guest]

Thank you, thank you and thank you!! The only kind of clamp device I

could find on short notice to practice was a clamp and it did the trick

wonderfully. I have been practicing with it all morning and am feeling much

more confident. I am going to try the finger covering as

well..

Again- thanks much for the help- I feel so much better now, and you are all a

great resource:))