iv line
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IV LINE.
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IV LINE.
By : akwaci25
PARTS OF IV LINE.
IV BAG.
It’s a sterile bag which contains the IV fluids.
THE TUBING.
It’s a sterile plastic tube which serves as a pathway through which IV fluids, blood and its components passes.
THE DRIP CHAMBER.
It’s a sterile plastic device that prevents air embolism and serves as where the rate of fluids can be calculated and monitored.
THE ROLLER CLAMP.
It’s a device that is used to regulate the flow of IV fluids.it is also used for closing and opening IV fluids therefore serving as a key to the flow of IV fluids.
CONNECTION.
Pull the caps off the iv bag and the drip chamber and connect them together.Close the roller clamp and squeeze the drip chamber once or twice to partially fill it.Open the roller clamp and let the IV fluid fill the IV tubing and expel about a meal or two . this is done to expel air from the IV tube.
