stat lock IV securing devices

[Timmy]

lol after having a proper look at there website I was talking about the ‘Statlock PICC stabilization device’. I guess your right if your using the one your on about for a CCP.

I’ve some interesting experiences doing nursing on the hospital in the home program.

We’ve got a 15 year old kid with a PICC in situ for 6 weeks with a 24/7 IV anti infusion running. He was extremely active before he impaled a motorbike part through his cuneiforms resulting in a nasty case of osteomyelitis. Just a few days ago he though it would be ok to jump in the pool with his mates, needless to say 3 hours later from swimming in chlorinated water we were around there re dressing the site and taking bloods. We had a statlock in situ secured with 3 sheets of IV opsite. micropore tape and a bandage yet the whole thing managed to become stuck in the pool filter.

Also have a morbidity obese patient who is chronically diaphoretic, doesn’t matter how much adhesive wipe your put on anything sticky will float away in a pool of perspiration.

I guess these devices are great in the medical setting for the most part but you’ll always find someone who will defeat the purpose lol!

[Just Plain Ruff]

There are always exceptions to the rule, we've all had them.