Shanxi 1-year-old boy died after IV, can such a small child get an IV?

Infusion is a very common means of treatment, people of all sizes can be treated with infusion, generally as long as the drug is not allergic to the case can be treated with infusion. Small children in the infusion will usually look for blood vessels in the head for infusion, is also a relatively common form of treatment. But the infusion is actually a risky, can physical treatment of the disease on physical therapy, can take medication to take medication, infusion is the last choice. Shanxi 1-year-old boy died after an IV, so small children can play IV, but it is best not to choose to play the IV, because the IV is a certain risk, even if the cold IV is risky. Next we will analyze the small children to take IV.

I, whether it is an adult or a child can play a drip

In our Chinese medicine is no such thing as a drip, usually with drugs supplemented by acupuncture. But in Western medicine there are many cases of IV, each time before the IV as long as the drugs in the drip to determine the need for the IV is not allergic to the drug, then you can do IV. The drip also become infusion, infusion is a risky medical treatment, although the risk is very small but also does not rule out accidents.

Second, the child will usually choose the head of the IV

Generally adults are in the arm of the IV needle, but the child is no way in the arm of the IV. Because the blood vessels on the arms of small children are relatively thin, it is not easy to be found, and there is the possibility of being pierced by the needle, so generally small children when playing IV will choose to find a thicker blood vessels in the head to carry out.

Three, can not choose to play the drip on the drip

Infusion easy to increase the burden on the heart, causing heart failure or pulmonary edema and other adverse reactions. These are side effects on top of allergic reactions. Many Western countries treat infusions as a last resort for treating critically ill and emergency patients rather than as a daily treatment, so it's clear that infusions are not a good thing.