Blood glucose question...

[jakeparamedic]

Since my service uses a safety cath that I hate, I get the glucometer ready and use a little bit of blood from the hub of the catheter once I pull the needle out

Probably not a bad idea!

 

[Shishkabob]

You probably have the push button caths, Nathan?

My current service has those too, and I hate them, though they DO thread a lot easier than the locking-caths...once actually in the vein a ways.

 

[TransportJockey]

You probably have the push button caths, Nathan?

My current service has those too, and I hate them, though they DO thread a lot easier than the locking-caths...once actually in the vein a ways.

Nope, those I like. We have the ones where the needle retracts into the handle. I hate them. The cath stick quite a bit to the handle, and my first two IVs here in town I pulled the cath right out! EDIT: Even after breaking loose the seal between hub and handle