Thursday 10 May 2012

Emedinews:Makesure:A patient died after receiving 30 ml IV KCL bolus.


Situation: A patient died after receiving 30 ml IV KCL bolus.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was KCL given as bolus?
Lesson: Make sure that IV KCL is not given at a rate of more than 10 mEq per hour.

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