Why are neck IVs worse than hand IVs? Does that implied a ruptured vein in your arm? I have never heard of anyone getting a neck IV but I’m also not in the medical field
I’ve never heard of a neck IV. never seen one. I don’t work in medicine but I am more of a professional patient. Have lived at least a year and a half of my life inside a hospital (yes I have done the maths properly) to the point where said hospital had a “this is [whatever my username at the moment is]'s room” for like ten years on the door, and if I got admitted, it was my room as soon as it was vacant.
(it was a nice single room in the corner with a good view of the big tree across the parking lot and had an adjoining single room connected by accordion wall. If it was a slow week in the hospital they’d let me open up the accordion, push the other gurney to the wall and have a human sized room instead of a prisoner sized room. They were wonderfully accommodating)
Anyways my point is, if they are at the point of having to start a line in the neck, they’d probably do what’s called a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line (run a larger catheter from an arm or leg to the heart, used for longer term stays or more caustic liquid medications) or a heart port (used for more caustic medications than PICC lines) instead. The jugular vein I would think has too much pressure for a vein to accept an IV catheter without springing one hell of a leak, but i am only an advanced layperson. They did accidentally start going up my carotid instead of down to my aorta when placing my PICC all those years ago, but it didn’t leave a bruise and I doubt it would. Also we’d see iv ports on his arm (mine hung down to my wrist). But you never know.
like i said, not familiar with the procedure. would we be pumping saline in the carotid to increase pressure? this is completely outside the fields of medicine i have experience with.
Not in the medical field, but yes I think you got it right. I saw similar with my grandma, the nurses started with less visible areas - arms legs, later moved to feet and finally hands. She didn’t make it to the neck, but I have to think it’s a sign they are running out of places to poke
Looks like they graduated from hand IVs to neck…
Which would be horrible news for virtually any patient, but in this case I feel most wouldn’t have the same reaction
Nahhh it’s just “frequent handshaking” ;)
We can only hope that someone shakes him vigorously by the neck.
Hopefully with a rope.
I am in favor of this medical treatment they call “noose”
Guillotine gives the closest shave.
I like to watch the treatment work its magic. But, if all we have is guillotines…. 🤷♂️🥰
Why are neck IVs worse than hand IVs? Does that implied a ruptured vein in your arm? I have never heard of anyone getting a neck IV but I’m also not in the medical field
I’ve never heard of a neck IV. never seen one. I don’t work in medicine but I am more of a professional patient. Have lived at least a year and a half of my life inside a hospital (yes I have done the maths properly) to the point where said hospital had a “this is [whatever my username at the moment is]'s room” for like ten years on the door, and if I got admitted, it was my room as soon as it was vacant.
(it was a nice single room in the corner with a good view of the big tree across the parking lot and had an adjoining single room connected by accordion wall. If it was a slow week in the hospital they’d let me open up the accordion, push the other gurney to the wall and have a human sized room instead of a prisoner sized room. They were wonderfully accommodating)
Anyways my point is, if they are at the point of having to start a line in the neck, they’d probably do what’s called a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line (run a larger catheter from an arm or leg to the heart, used for longer term stays or more caustic liquid medications) or a heart port (used for more caustic medications than PICC lines) instead. The jugular vein I would think has too much pressure for a vein to accept an IV catheter without springing one hell of a leak, but i am only an advanced layperson. They did accidentally start going up my carotid instead of down to my aorta when placing my PICC all those years ago, but it didn’t leave a bruise and I doubt it would. Also we’d see iv ports on his arm (mine hung down to my wrist). But you never know.
One procedure would be a neck arterial shunt to try and alleviate dementia symptons from poor brain blood flow.
like i said, not familiar with the procedure. would we be pumping saline in the carotid to increase pressure? this is completely outside the fields of medicine i have experience with.
Not in the medical field, but yes I think you got it right. I saw similar with my grandma, the nurses started with less visible areas - arms legs, later moved to feet and finally hands. She didn’t make it to the neck, but I have to think it’s a sign they are running out of places to poke