Pediatric intravenous insertion in the emergency department: Bevel up or bevel down?

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 707-711

  Black, Karen J L ^a,e   Pusic, Martin V ^b   Harmidy, Debbie ^c   McGillivray, David ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannulation; Intravenous

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; PATIENT INFORMATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NEEDLES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VEINS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 28044456073     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000186422.77140.1f     Document Type: Article

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