Peripheral and central access

Question 1

What is the minimum age for EJ placement?

Answer 1

8 years of age

Question 2

what is the most common site for IO access?

Answer 2

Proximal tibia

Question 3

How long does it take for meds to get to the heart with a proximal humerus IO?

Answer 3

1 second

Question 4

How long does it take for meds to get to the heart througha proximal tibia?

Answer 4

4 Seconds

Question 5

Contraindications for IO access

Answer 5

Fracture at insertion site

prosthetic limb

Question 6

What should you give for pain control for IO access

Answer 6

lidocaine

Question 7

How are fistulas formed?

Answer 7

surgically connecting the walls of an artery to the walls of the veins

Question 8

How are graphs formed?

Answer 8

By connecting the arterys and the vein with a synthetic tube

Question 9

can you use pressure infusers with tunneled catheters and portacaths?

Answer 9

NO

Question 10

What is the name of the needle used to access a port?

Answer 10

Huber needle

Question 11

What is the preferred site for cannulation of an arterial line?

Answer 11

radial artery

Question 12

What is the rate at which the arterial line tubing set should be pressureized at?

Answer 12

300mmHg

Question 13

What do you see when dampening distorts the waveform.

Answer 13

underestimated blood pressure

Question 14

What size syringe do you need for medications and flushes of central lines?

Answer 14

Must use 10cc or larger

Question 15

List three types of tunneled catheters.

Answer 15

Hickman
Broviac
Groshong

Question 16

SVADS are also known as?

Answer 16

port a caths

Question 17

What tunneled catheter does not require heparin?

Answer 17

Groshong