What to do if there are small bubbles in the disposable infusion tube

When you are usually sick and infusion, if you don’t pay attention, you may encounter air bubbles in the infusion tube. Some patients even ignore this phenomenon and fail to report it to the doctor in time, resulting in a small amount of air bulging up in the arm. At this time, the doctor will Reassure the patient that there is nothing wrong with entering a little air, and it will be dissolved and absorbed by the body itself, so there is no need to worry too much, but prevent too much air from entering, which may cause air embolism, which may be life-threatening in severe cases, and more attention should be paid to normal infusion Generally, there is no big problem, so why are there small bubbles in the infusion tube?

         One reason may be that the hospital or clinic has purchased unqualified and poorly sealed infusion tubes. This is a minority. In general, there are often some small air bubbles in some infusion tubes, but due to the effect of gas surface tension, the air bubbles will not Moves down with the fluid, but this situation creates a feeling of mistrust in the patient.

         Solution: Before hanging the infusion bottle with the infusion set on the infusion stand, first close the regulator completely, then hang the infusion bottle, then fold up the plastic tube at the lower end of the infusion tube with your left hand, and squeeze the infusion tube with your right hand , let the liquid enter about 1/2 or 2/3, raise the end of the infusion tube with the left hand, and slowly loosen the regulator with the right hand (also note that when the liquid reaches the joint between the scalp needle and the infusion tube, the regulator can be closed completely Slower, there will be no air bubbles at the sample joint), so that the exhaust can be guaranteed successfully, and there will be no small air bubbles in the tube.