Every time when the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are always a group of children who catch a cold and have a fever, or eat too much sweets and hurt their throats. They cough and have to go to the hospital to get fluids. Some friends have difficulty with infusion since they were young, and only the head nurse can relieve it. The young nurse basically has to repeat the injection two or three times, either using the needle or using it again. The children suffer and the adults feel sad.
But don’t worry now, parents, do you know? Many hospitals are using indwelling needles. In many hospitals’ pediatric outpatient and inpatient departments, you will see such V-shaped or colored needles with small screw caps. After one injection, it is left directly on the child's hand. There is no need to insert new needle holes every day. The child suffers less and the operation is convenient.
Ordinary steel needle VS indwelling needle
Nurses usually help patients choose the appropriate catheter type based on the indwelling time, blood vessel integrity, the patient's hospital and the hospital's existing resources. It is difficult to find blood vessels in babies, and many of them are injected on the scalp. Scalp steel needles are suitable for temporary infusion within 2 to 4 hours.
If the baby needs infusion for a few more days, the blood vessel condition is not very good, and he likes to move around, you can choose to have an indwelling needle. The part of the needle that enters the blood vessel is soft and can bend according to the shape of the blood vessel, without causing any negative impact on the baby's daily life.