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IV Fluids Administration Needles size and use: Gauge 14 / 16 Gauge 18 Gauge 20 Gauge 22 Gauge 24 Gauge 26 Gauge

Color Orange / Gray Green Pink Blue Yellow Purple

Use Surgical, Trauma, Acute Care Surgical, Blood Transfusions, CT w/ dye Preferred, IV fluids, Blood Transfusions Older Adults, Small Vein, Slow Infusions Pediatrics & very small veins Neonate, Pediatrics

Length & Width 45mm / 2.1mm 32mm / 1.3mm 32mm / 1.1mm 25mm / 0.9mm 19mm / 0.7mm 19mm / 0.6mm

IV Catheter Flow Rates Gauge 14 gauge 16 gauge 18 gauge 20 gauge 22 gauge 26 gauge

Flow rate per minute 330ml/min 210ml/min 100ml/min 60ml/min 25ml/min 20ml/min

Liter – minute ratio 1 liter = 3 min 1 liter = 5 min 1 liter = 10 min 1 liter = 17 min 1 liter = 29 min 1 liter = 50 min

Isotonic Crystalloid: 0.9% Normal Saline Lactated Ringers (LR) Hypertonic Crystalloid: D5 LR – D5 0.9% NS D5 LR Colloids: Albumin, Dextran, Hespan, Hetastarch Hypotonic Crystalloid: D5W 0.45 NS

Normal Fluid Balance: Normal intake is 1500-2500ml in 24 hours. Urine out 1500-2500ml/24hours. Insensible loss (Sweating, Breathing) 500-1000ml/day

Possible Signs of fluid volume deficit:

BUN >22 Na...