There are a number of situations where the use of a 20mL flush syringe is recommended
From the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care :
‘If a resuscitation drug is administered by a peripheral venous route, it should be administered by bolus injection and followed with a 20-mL bolus of IV fluid (which in almost all cases would be normal saline) to facilitate the drug flow from the extremity into the central circulation’
There are a number of situations where the use of a 20mL flush syringe is recommended
From the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care :
‘If a resuscitation drug is administered by a peripheral venous route, it should be administered by bolus injection and followed with a 20-mL bolus of IV fluid (which in almost all cases would be normal saline) to facilitate the drug flow from the extremity into the central circulation’
There are a number of situations where the use of a 20mL flush syringe is recommended
From the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care :
‘If a resuscitation drug is administered by a peripheral venous route, it should be administered by bolus injection and followed with a 20-mL bolus of IV fluid (which in almost all cases would be normal saline) to facilitate the drug flow from the extremity into the central circulation’