Ok long story short I had to go to the ER tonight because i was throwing up bial and a little bit of blood (not even a drop).. had some work done and they determined I had some small stomach bug. But for the 1st time in 14 years they got the drop on me and stuck my arm with an IV.... Now how long should i leave this thing on for.

small IV gauze wrap is simply to ensure that bleeding doesn't happen after the needle is out. It's not really for prevention of infection. After about 5 minutes after it's out take off the gauze and but a bandaid on.

Had 3 IV's and I'm just now 20

[This message has been edited by rmbrown09 (edited 07-18-2011).]

Oh gauze.

No spell check in thread titles, that's why I write them in the post, and copy/paste.

Brad

Depending on how fast you heal anywhere between 5 and 30 minutes, usually. The new IV catheters are fairly small and should heal rather quick.

Till it rots off and/or begins to stink.

You let 'em put a slab of gauze on for a little IV prick? That'll be $188.79 just for that itsy bitsy piece of sterile (hopefully) cotton. You coulda just held your finger on it till the blood clotted and been just as well off--and not out near as much $$.

(lemee guess--while on a "rest period' down near the border a couple of weeks ago, you crossed the Rio and went to Boy's Town.)

quote Originally posted by twofatguys: Oh gauze. No spell check in thread titles, that's why I write them in the post, and copy/paste. Brad

haha... but that was a good belly chuckle you gave me...

and I'm guessing you threw up bile? not bial - the only Bial I know of was the 1900's gerrman doctor Manfred Bial - and if you were throwing him up...you had more issues than nasty gauze.

[This message has been edited by boomme (edited 07-18-2011).]

Dude....no offense to anyone here but this is a car forum. Wouldn't you think it would be better to ask the nurse that stuck you about this? You may have some kind of issue with your needle stick that no one here would be able to see or know about. Do you bleed like a stuck pig when you get poked? Do you have thin blood? Are you still bleeding? Does it hurt? If you are still holding the " gawz " in place you might want to call someone. Otherwise put a Band-aid on it.

quote Originally posted by Firefox: Dude....no offense to anyone here but this is a car forum. Wouldn't you think it would be better to ask the nurse that stuck you about this? You may have some kind of issue with your needle stick that no one here would be able to see or know about. Do you bleed like a stuck pig when you get poked? Do you have thin blood? Are you still bleeding? Does it hurt? If you are still holding the " gawz " in place you might want to call someone. Otherwise put a Band-aid on it.

Oh Man, I've seen a stuck pig bleed, it ain't pretty. Well, unless you're making blood pudding from the leaking pig.
The end result is good ole pork chops. Yum.......................

Sorry, back to the topic at hand. Keep the gauze on as long as you like, eventually, it'll stink and you'll realize you could have pulled it off within minutes of it being applied.

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Ron

Rub some dirt on it and go back out side and play

quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: Rub some dirt on it and go back out side and play

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Just brought someone back from a hospital an hour ago. Remove bandage from IV site after 2 hours.

So how heavy is that piece of equipment you handle there PK?

Brad

It's just a small truck......

quote Originally posted by pontiackid86: Ok long story short I had to go to the ER tonight because i was throwing up bial and a little bit of blood (not even a drop).. had some work done and they determined I had some small stomach bug. But for the 1st time in 14 years they got the drop on me and stuck my arm with an IV.... Now how long should i leave this thing on for.

Sorry you weren't feeling well. I hope you feel better today.


They just put the gauze on after the iv is taken out to keep a little pressure on the small puncture hole, and to soak up whatever little blood leaks. There is no magical amount of time to leave it on. 15 minutes? No need for longer than an hour, unless someone is on blood thinners. 5 minutes would be fine for some people.

If you take it off too soon, it would ooze a little blood and then you just put a band aid on it again.
Regarding simple stuff, I don't see any problem with people asking on this car forum. There are a LOT of topics where people have asked questions and got excellent advice. I think his asking us on this forum is a reflection of the confidence he has in this excellent community of helpful people, and he probably felt he would be treated better asking on here than he would asking a nurse.