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Denise,
Just curious, or maybe I read the question wrong, but how do you get a PICC if you cannot get a peripheral?
Heather Nichols RN BSN CRNI
Infusion Services University of Louisville Trauma Institute 530 S. Jackson St. Lou. Ky. 40202 (502)562-3530 >>> "Nadine Nakazawa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/9/2006 7:44 PM >>> No, but we do use ultrasound sound to place a peripheral 20 g angio right
above the antecub. Obviously this is only by someone trained in US. Nadine Nakazawa >From: "Denise Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "listserve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: question about CT >Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:05:32 -0700 (PDT) > >If you have a patient who needs a CT (that HAS to be power injected) and >you absolutely cannot get a peripheral IV (even with ultrasound) do you >place a power PICC for a 1 time procedure? > > This question has come up twice today. > > Thanks, > Denise > > >--------------------------------- >Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates >starting at 1ยข/min.
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