I wish newborns didn’t need IVs, but sometimes they do, and this is how big/small they are.
*an expired catheter for teaching purposes only*
Bos187 on
That’s not an IV. it’s a thread of life. Tiny but mighty, just like the newborns it supports.
DoomOne on
They can also be pulled out real easy by tiny, grabby hands and those hands often have to be covered in big splints called “No-No’s.”
Ask me how I know.
BiggieOfBethel on
24 gauge, making IV catheters at my job as we speak. It still rings true to this day. Regardless if I see someone sick in frame with my device, or it mentioned loosely like this, posts such as these remind me my work is important. I make sure I put in a good days work, but knowing I’m helping sick people makes it even more rewarding. We’re all on the same floating rock in space out here.
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whocares_71 on
Is it really that small? It seems so big compared to them 🥺
HowlingWolven on
Shormt.
Smeats- on
I work in vet med. The exotics department at my hospital gets IVs in crazy small patients. Or when we tape and wrap the IV in a month old kitten, and the material weighs as much as they do.
stellalugosi on
I used to be a phlebotomist for a hospital lab. One of the women I worked with had been there for 30 years and specialized in neonatal blood draws. She said some times their veins would be so tiny, the only place you could stick them would be on the head and you had to do it with a physician present. Heartbreaking.Â
DecoyOne on
Damn dude that newborn’s hand is gigantic
That poor mother
bell83 on
Wonder if these are the same type I have scars from from 40+ years ago.
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I wish newborns didn’t need IVs, but sometimes they do, and this is how big/small they are.
*an expired catheter for teaching purposes only*
That’s not an IV. it’s a thread of life. Tiny but mighty, just like the newborns it supports.
They can also be pulled out real easy by tiny, grabby hands and those hands often have to be covered in big splints called “No-No’s.”
Ask me how I know.
24 gauge, making IV catheters at my job as we speak. It still rings true to this day. Regardless if I see someone sick in frame with my device, or it mentioned loosely like this, posts such as these remind me my work is important. I make sure I put in a good days work, but knowing I’m helping sick people makes it even more rewarding. We’re all on the same floating rock in space out here.
Edit: Spelling Correction
Is it really that small? It seems so big compared to them 🥺
Shormt.
I work in vet med. The exotics department at my hospital gets IVs in crazy small patients. Or when we tape and wrap the IV in a month old kitten, and the material weighs as much as they do.
I used to be a phlebotomist for a hospital lab. One of the women I worked with had been there for 30 years and specialized in neonatal blood draws. She said some times their veins would be so tiny, the only place you could stick them would be on the head and you had to do it with a physician present. Heartbreaking.Â
Damn dude that newborn’s hand is gigantic
That poor mother
Wonder if these are the same type I have scars from from 40+ years ago.