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Originally Posted by bobcat
CDAT: one question. why less iv bags compared to IV lock kits?i know you have the patient that squirms like hell when the needle touches skin but your just as likely to have a patient that goes through more than one bag while your getting them out granted for all i know you keep extra bags on the vehicle.
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Yes more IV bags in truck, but every time we stuck someone we use a lock kit, but did not use an IV bag. If you start the IV before they have lost to much fluid it is easier to start, and if you hand them off/get to the aid station you do not use you supplies.