We have a protocol that went through our committees that enables us to use bacteriostatic saline or topical cream. Thus an order is not needed with every poke
Jan Hull, BSN CRNI ADM SDC / Emenhiser Center Lebanon Community Hospital 541-451-7851 fax 451-7520 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anna Liang Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: topical cream for piv would you consider applying topical cream, such as EMLA or LMX4, a standard of practice for piv insertions/blood draw especially for the peds population? the other question is 'when is "OK" not to use the cream'? -- emergent situation, known allergy to lido? some staffs claim that the cream(s) <might> cause vasoconstriction. per my observation, the vasoconstriction reaction on the same person is not consistent. any thought? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
