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How to Assess an IV

How to Assess an IV

Intravenous (IV) lines are vascular access devices used to gain venous access to a patient, giving the health care team the ability to administer medications and fluids. There are many types of IV lines, with Peripheral IVs (PIVs) being the most common. Because there...
Air Embolism Causes, Prevention, and Management

Air Embolism Causes, Prevention, and Management

Air Embolism Symptoms and Management highlights common causes, risks, identification and best practices in preventing and treating intravenous air embolisms. Air embolisms can occur in the vein as a venous air embolism, or in an artery as an arterial air embolism....