I am looking for references for using heat or cold for treatment of infiltrates. I know it has come up on the forum but i am having trouble finding the source. Lynn I think you have wriiten about this. Thanks in advance for everryone's help.
Carol Gosselin CRNI
Miraim Hosp
Providence RI
Yes, it is hot off the press and here is the reference:
1. Hadaway L. Emergency: Infiltration and Extravasation - Preventing a complication of IV catheterization. American Journal of Nursing. 2007;107(8):64-72.
Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
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