intravenous
given in the blood
phlebotomy
blood removal, process of making an incision into a vein
butterfly needle time
30 minutes, short term use
catheter time
24 hrs, long term use
cephalic vein
vein in front forelimb where IV catheter is inserted
the larger the number of the gauge...
...the smaller diameter of the needle
the size of the needle depends on...
...animal type, location, thickness of medication, and rate of absorption
vacutainer
draws a specific amount of blood from syringe, stores, transports, and processes blood
vacutainer anti-coagulant
anti-coagulant in bottom, roll container back and forth to mix
bevel
material in the vein for an IV catheter
material in vein for butterfly needle
needle, winged infusion set
material in vein for catheter
plastic covering
lactated ringer
bag that contains IV liquid
butterfly needle picture
injection cap picture
catheter picture
dial flow picture
vacutainer picture
injection cap
twists into catheter for quick IV injection
dial flow
controls rate of flow up to 250 cc/hour
catheter procedure
1. insert bevel into vein, wait to see blood flash
2. slide catheter up
3. pull out needle and discard
4. take cap off needle
5. put into catheter to stop blood
6. tape to limb (usually front forelimb)
7. cap off to draw blood or administer set amount of
butterfly needle
winged infusion set, liquids in or blood out, for holding grip
unique feature of medical tape
can be ripped from any direction so that it is the optimum shape