Hi health.
she ended up using a vein abt 1″ distal and medial to the AC. she ended up there cuz wanted to run fluids fast.
re the AC, i hear its used mostly in the ER cuz its quick and big but hosp policy by us is change it w/ in 24 hrs for a dif site. i dont like the AC cuz its iffy with positioning and flexion of the elbo
i haven’t had the opportunity to draw blood yet but all the draws i’ve seen are w/ butterflies. i don’t even know if they hosp has needles and vacutainers. but i’ve had draws done on me where first they tried needle/vacutainer then tried a second time with the butterfly and were successful.
at the end of the day, if they get it in one stick, does it really matter what they use? if the tech is more competent with one over the other, i say let them use what they want! make sense?