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Old 10-24-2004, 14:37   #11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ccrn
There has been an alert for phenergan regarding peripheral IV route. A couple of years ago a woman was awarded a large amount due to loosing her arm which was attributed to peripheral IV use of phenergan.

Personaly I wont administer it IV anymore unless diluted in at least 50cc with the exception of central line.

This doenst pertain to IM admin-
Ah, thank you kindly. I knew I'd heard something, but we don't use it in EMS, so I didn't pay too much attention. To busy keeping track of what we do use.
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