Safe Administration of Intravenous Drugs 1

Synopsis

Deals with intravenous drug administration and the importance of checking and double checking details before administering them. Likens this routine drill to that of a pilot’s cockpit drill, showing that double checking work is a routine practised by other professionals no matter how qualified or experienced they may be. Dramatises three mistakes to illustrate how minor slips can lead to catastrophic medical accidents. Covers the practical steps involved in reconstituting and administering intravenous drugs, showing prescription checking, reconstituting powders and liquids, administering bolus injections adding drugs to infusion bags and giving drugs through infusion lines. Shows how the errors enacted earlier might have been avoided if correct procedures had been followed.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

Year of production

1993

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Notes

1997: Available as part of GOOD PRACTICE IN SAFE, EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECT DRUG PRESCRIBING.

Uses

Undergraduate medical students, pre-registration house officers, nurses, pharmacists.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

intravenous procedures; pharmaceuticals

Credits

Writer

Kathy Teahon

Distributor

Name

University of Newcastle, Television Service

Notes

No longer in existence as a distributor