Provide IV (intravenous) fluids to the patient

1. (If you have not done so already) Add a new incident, or open an existing incident, as described Add or edit an incident.

   By default, the Scene tab appears.

2. At the bottom of the screen, touch Treatments.

   A list of possible treatments appears on the right side of the screen, and a summary of any treatments you previously performed appears on the left side of the screen.

   

3. Touch IV.

   The IV dialog box for gathering information related to the treatment appears.

   

4. In the dialog box, enter data as described in Understand the interface and data entry in it.

   Field	Information needed
   Time	The time the treatment was administered to the patient. By default, this value is populated with the computer's system time when you selected this treatment option.
   Side	An indication of the side of the body the IV needle was inserted into.
   Site	A description of the location where the IV needle was inserted (hand, forearm, jugular, and so forth).
   Successful	An indication of whether or not the insertion of the IV needle was successful.
   Attempts	The number of attempts made in inserting the IV needle.
   Size (gauge)	The gauge size of the needle used for the IV treatment.
   Type	The type of fluid administered to the patient through the IV.
   Rate	The drop rate of the IV, such as TKO (to keep open) or bolus (a single dose of medication).
   Performed By	The person who performed the treatment.
   gtts/min	The number of drops per minute of the fluid administered to the patient.
   Total Volume Infused (ml)	The total volume of fluid absorbed by the patient.
   Drip Set	The number of drops per minute that the patient receives through a drip set (the hypodermic needle, tubing, air chamber, and other parts needed to administer IV fluids).
   Prior To Arrival	Indicate whether or not actions were performed on the patient before you arrived on the scene.
   Response	An indication of the patient's response to the treatment.
   Attempts	The number of attempts made at performing the treatment on the patient.
   Successful	An indication of whether or not the treatment was successful.
   Complications	A list of the complications that occurred during the treatment.

5. Touch Save Treatment to save the treatment information you entered.

   The Treatments tab reappears.