Concerns About IV Administration Mistake
Age: 29 Gender: Male Height: 5 feet 11 inches Weight: 175 pounds Ethnicity: White Duration of Symptoms: 3 hours Location: Home I have a history of medical treatment involving an antifungal drip bag as part of my IV infusion therapy. Earlier, I removed the drip bag and accidentally mixed the medications before suspending it on the pole. I then sanitized the port with alcohol and flushed it with saline using IV tubing that hadn't been primed. I swiftly realized my mistake—within ten seconds—and disconnected the IV tubing. Subsequently, I filled the drip chamber and flushed the line correctly. I reattached it to the port and proceeded with the infusion. It's now been three hours, and I feel fine. However, I'm reaching out to the Reddit community to inquire if I should be concerned about this mistake. Should I have flushed the line with saline again after disconnecting the unprimed IV? This incident has made me quite anxious, and I am determined to follow the correct procedures more carefully in the future. Currently, I am on two doses of 100 mg doxycycline daily, along with mycamine IV.
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