Exam 27: Intravenous Access

Clearing the intravenous administration tubing of any air and fluid until it runs freely from the end is done in a process called ____.

Paramedics frequently use IV access as a means for the rapid injection of IV medications during an emergency.

A common cause of increased insensible fluid loss is increased perspiration secondary to fevers due to infection.

Paramedics are permitted to draw a blood alcohol sample for law enforcement officers (LEO) even without patient consent.

The basilic vein, the cephalic vein, and several bridging veins between the basilic and the cephalic veins, including the cubital vein, exist in the area of the anterior elbow, called the ____.

Butterfly IV catheters, a throwback to the days of steel needles, are still used for elderly patients.

Many healthcare providers refer to 0.9% NaCl as normal saline solution.

The femoral pulse should be located approximately 4 cm below the inguinal ligament at the midpoint of the mental triangle.

The insertion of a CVAD is an inexpensive but time-consuming process.

A ____ reaction is a devastating systemic complication of intravenous therapy.

Dry and cracked lips along with pale mucous membranes in the oropharynx are signs of ____________________.

When additional substances or additives are added, thus increasing the concentration of the solutes compared to blood, then the solution is said to be ____.

The slide clamp is a soft in-line pyramid-shaped device.

In the hospital setting, the gold standard for fluid balance is the patient's ____.

Blood substitutes contain proteins and are thus called ____.

Using the ____________________ technique, a catheter-over-the-wire technique, the Paramedic can cannulate the femoral vein.

In the hands of an experienced operator, the IJV has the highest rate of success with the lowest incidence of complications.

____________________ can be thought of as the solution's ability to alter a cell's internal fluid balance through osmotic force created by the imbalance between the tonicity of the solution outside of the cell versus the tonicity of the fluid within the cell.

In infants, scalp veins can provide a reliable venous access that is easy to obtain and even easier to maintain.

The value of prehospital intravenous infusions for trauma patients has been well established.