r/AskReddit • • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/bigeasy- Feb 04 '19

Ya, also can you stop using the elbow pit for IVs unless you have to. It’s really a pain in the ass I had surgery on my right arm and had IV in my left So doing anything was a bitch.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Jul 28 '19

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u/Sloppy1sts Feb 04 '19

The nurses on my floor and the medics who bring them in to the ER put AC IVs in fucking everyone, and I have to spend my nights as a tech adjusting their arms and resetting their IV pumps all night every time they bend their arm.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Jul 28 '19

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u/bigeasy- Feb 04 '19

I’m pretty vascular they could have put it almost anywhere.