Is any blood product considered a vesicant? Does the most recent INS literature address this? Thanks.
There is no documentation that blood is a vesicant, however CPDA as the additive to blood contains calcium which is a vesicant. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861
I think humans would be in trouble if it was!
Chris Cavanaugh, RN, BSN, CRNI, VA-BC
There is no documentation that blood is a vesicant, however CPDA as the additive to blood contains calcium which is a vesicant. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861
I think humans would be in trouble if it was!
Chris Cavanaugh, RN, BSN, CRNI, VA-BC