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  2. Hospitals take steps to conserve IV fluid supply after Helene ...

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    IV fluids are used to deliver drugs or water with electrolytes directly into a patient’s bloodstream. ... a timeline for when operations will be back up and ... hopes to be running 24/7 at two ...

  3. Some ER patients are half as likely to receive IV fluids ...

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    IV fluids are used for a wide range of medical purposes. Some, like dehydration, can be helped with alternative methods. But others, like organ transplant surgeries, cannot.

  4. How Hurricane Helene is affecting supply of IV fluids at ...

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    IV fluids are commonly used to help patients recover from dehydration when they're vomiting, have diarrhea, or have overheated/exercised too much. ... The company said they were thrilled to ...

  5. Saline flush - Wikipedia

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    Flushing is required before a drip is connected to ensure that the IV is still patent. Flushing is also used after medications are delivered by the medication port to ensure all the drug is delivered fully. If multiple medications are given through the same line, flushing can be used in between drugs to ensure that the medicines won't react.

  6. Diabetic ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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    The amount of fluid replaced depends on the estimated degree of dehydration. If dehydration is so severe as to cause shock (severely decreased blood pressure with insufficient blood supply to the body's organs), or a depressed level of consciousness, rapid infusion of saline (1 liter for adults, 10 mL/kg in repeated doses for children) is ...

  7. Intravenous therapy - Wikipedia

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    Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.The intravenous route of administration is commonly used for rehydration or to provide nutrients for those who cannot, or will not—due to reduced mental states or otherwise—consume food or water by mouth.

  8. Hospitals across the U.S. face IV fluid shortage after ... - AOL

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    The company, which supplies about 60% of the country's IV fluid bags, added that it's working with federal agencies to support recovery efforts and "mitigate supply disruption to patients."

  9. Hospitals Hit by Nationwide IV Shortage After Largest ... - AOL

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    After Hurricane Helene damaged one of the largest IV fluid manufacturing plants in the U.S., hospitals around the country are struggling to treat patients.. Helene devastated parts of Florida ...