Guest guest Posted July 16, 2000 Report Share Posted July 16, 2000 The reason your IV is in your hand is one of many: 1. Your hand is further away from the operative site, less chance to knock it out and it is easier to give meds through when it is away from the work area 2. If by some very minute chance, the iv infiltrates (leaks into the skin instead of the vein) you can always move further up the arm. If you start at the top and it infiltrates, everything below has a possibility of going into the vein the was just punctured, thus all the fluid will still go into the skin and not the vein. 3. It is unlikely that you will bend your hand (as opposed to your elbow) and dislodge the catheter, although it is only Teflon, you can put a kink into it and stop the flow. There are other reasons, but if you can't start an IV in the hand, go back to school!! Griffitts, MICP, NREMT-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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