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Appleton Ambulance IV information pages

Information and links

Web pages with a general description of "how to" for IV starts:

http://meds.queensu.ca/~pmsp/iv/ivaccessmod2.htm

http://wacebnm.curtin.edu.au/workshops/Insert_IV.pdf

Information on crystalloid solutions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous_therapy

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3689/is_200403/ai_n9405325

video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfQbbCx6xFU

Once in YouTube, searching for "starting an IV line" will get you some more videos

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-start-an-iv-on-a-live-person-in-nursing-259929/

 
How to load a digital Plum pump
 
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-set-up-a-plum-iv-infusion-pump-in-nursing-259932/
 
Easy IO Information
 
http://www.vidacare.com/ez-io.php
 
 
IV therapy guidelines
See pages 76-80 of AAS BLS Guidelines
 
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