What you will learn

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• Fat Versus Water Soluble Vitamins

• Safety and Efficiency of IVS

• Efficiency and reliability of micronutrient laboratory testing

• Contraindications

• Adverse reactions to IMS and symptoms of allergic reaction

• Symptoms of anaphylactic reaction

• Osmolarity of an Admixture

• Complications of IMS

• Infiltration

• Signs and Symptoms

• If you suspect infiltration

• Air Embolism

• Air embolism prevention

• Durant manoeuvre and Trendelenburg position

• Precautions to minimise the risk of larger amounts of air entering the system: 21

• Fluid Overload

• Practical Fundamentals

• How not to blow a vein

• Veins Definition

• Arteries Definition

• Venous Systems

• There are 4 venous systems

• Condition of a vein

• Equipment for IV Infusion Therapy

• Preparing for treatment-

• Choose the right size IV catheter for the vein

• Know your Anatomy

• Aseptic non touch technique (ANTT®) for intravenous therapy Fluid Bag Information

• Infiltration

• Air Embolism Prevention

• Fluid Overload

• Avoid valves & bifurcations

• Invest in Vein Visualisers’

• Method for IV Infusion Therapy

• Steps checklist

• Tips and Tricks

• IV Therapy Informed Consent Form and Medical History

• IV Cocktail List

• IV Vitamin Infusion kits

• Anaphylactic Managemen

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Please note - Our IV Training Course is for both medics and non medics.  You will need to already be trained in Phlebotomy.  If not, we can add this to your training.