Archive For The “IV Infusion” Category
If you are running a hospital or a medical facility, it’s vital to keep an ample stock of IV supplies ready to use at a short notice. The IV supplies are the most basic medical equipment required in any serious or non-serious emergency situation in a hospital. In this regard, if your hospital staff comes [...]
An IV infusion is a regular feature for almost every patient admitted to the hospital with dehydration or requiring administration of drugs that can start working immediately. This is done by delivering the fluids (medication or saline or a mixture of both) through the veins using IV infusion. It is a complete set comprising of [...]
You’ll often observe the nondescript pole besides a patient’s bed without observing its intricacies minutely. These poles are known as IV Poles and are used to hang IV bags when a patient needs to be delivered fluids and medicines through the veins, i.e., Intra-Venously. Although it may seem simpler to just hang the bag on [...]
An infusion set is ingenious medical equipment that facilitates easy administration of insulin in the diabetic patients. It acts as a component to connect the insulin pump with the body. The infusion set comprises of a tube length connected with the insulin pump, besides a cannula, which is connected to the body. Both the tubing [...]
What are IV Supplies? IV Supplies refer to a host of medical items and products that are used in IntraVenous (IV) therapy, which is a medical procedure through which any liquid substance is directly inserted into the veins. ‘Intravenous’ implies ‘within a vein’ and these therapies are commonly referred to as ‘drip’ mainly because most [...]
What is IV Pole? IV (IntraVenous) Pole is a slender stand made of metal (usually iron or aluminum) used to hang the fluid bags containing essential liquid substances being administered intravenously to the patients. In order to ensure steady, uninterrupted supply of medicines or other fluids, the bag is hung upside down and tied to [...]
What is IV Infusion? IV (IntraVenous) Infusion refers to the technique of delivering the medicines or other liquid substances into the body through the veins. The process of IV infusion seems painful, but it’s a vital patient care measure that is indispensable in several medical conditions. The caregiver inserts a small catheter or a hollow [...]
