Blood Loss Flashcards
1
Q
What is blood loss?
A
Loss of blood
2
Q
What are the causes?
A
Dislodgment of needle, bleeding at access site, disconnection of lines, system clotted-unable to return blood
3
Q
What are the symptoms?
A
Blood on floor, chair or clothing blood leak detector alarm, venous pressure alarm if needle dislodgement or line separation, circuit clotting, TMP alarm, visible clots in drip chamber
4
Q
What is the intervention?
A
Observation of patient, maintain visible access, monitor machine pressure- reviewing trends (changes in TMP, venous pressure) proper anticoagulation, proper post tx access care (avoiding break through bleeding)
5
Q
What is the prevention?
A
Re-educate patient on importance of leaving access uncovered
For continued non-adherence, involve IDT intervention
