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----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Webber To: Martyn Hodson Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 6:02 PM Subject: Re: Haemolysed blood specimens Ray I spoke to a nurse recently regarding a patient we'd conveyed to a medical ward for management of dehydration and whom enroute was given 500ml of saline 0.9% though a 18G venflon. On handover at the medical ward the nurse explained that she would need to take bloods from the patient and promptly cannulated the opposing ACF. Upon asking if there was any reason for not drawing bloods from the already patent venflon, she exclaimed that as it had been flushed and fluids had been infused she couldn't use this site. I can only assumes that there may be residual infusion within the venflon, although I would have thought with a little bleeding, that this would have been expelled and the patient would not need to be stabbed again! Cheers Andrew One issues which usually raises looks on incomprehension from DOctors, is nurses sticking to ' the guidelines' for fear of being disciplined - becasue sadly there are still nurses who blindly adhere to guidelines as if the law and will report people fo not following those guidelines --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.566 / Virus Database: 357 - Release Date: 23/01/2004