There’s an IV Attached to His Head
Has anyone seen a scalp IV before? I hadn’t until I went to the ER recently and saw my baby with an IV attached to his head. If the situation wasn’t so serious, I would probably have laughed. I have never heard of such a thing before and I’ve seen many episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. The ER staff could not find a good vein in his arms so they stuck the IV in baby’s head. He hated it and eventually pulled it out.
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Yes I have seen that before. He’s a lucky wee man to be on the mend now.
Of course you have. You’ve seen everything because you have 100 kids and grandkids.
Poor little angel. Yes I have heard of one before. They look so sad.
When Teenager was 12 months old he was hospitalized for RSV. They almost put the IV in his foot because he wouldn’t leave the one in his arm alone. They finally just bandaged the whole arm up so he couldn’t get to it.
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They also tried his legs and feet, but couldn’t find a good vein there.
Poor baby. Resistance is futile. He looks like they’re trying to assimilate him into the Collective. :[
Good comparison. There were seven wires attached to him to monitor his vitals.
I’ve seen one before and I hope that B never has to need one. It’s so painful to see babies in the hospital. Prayers being sent your way.
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I hope you don’t have to go through this too. It was sad to see him with all those wires and tubes attached to him.
Yes, my son had an IV in his head when he was in the hospital at 6-months of age. They also drew blood from his head. He was so dehydrated, the head was the only place they could get to a vein.
Sounds like I’m the only one to not have seen a scalp IV before (until recently). They had trouble drawing blood for his tests too, but I don’t think they drew it from his head.
Oh, poor little guy! It’s just not fair.
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And he’s really going to love all those tests scheduled for later this month. Not looking forward to them.
Poor baby. Hope he’s well and home soon.
He’s already home. The photo was from last week.
I don’t blame him for pulling it out, but I hope he recovers and everything turns out well.
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I’m so glad your baby is ok, how awful for him to have to go through this. You all better be very careful. You can also couple tylenol and ibuprophen to help reduce a fever. ( as per our Dr.s advice) I used to stagger the two so I could keep my son medicated enough. He went through about a 2 year spell where he would get fevers and had a couple of fever related seizures and some other strange spells that he seem to finally outgrow. Have a happy WW
The doctors said our baby might out grow his seizures by the time he’s four or five. I hope he’s right.
I had a scalp IV when I was a baby/toddler. Several over my first couple of years, in fact.
I hope your little one is making a full recovery. You’ve just made me glad all over again that my cousin got all four of her children vaccinated against H1N1 three weeks ago. They go back on Monday for their second shot, if the health department has any vaccine on hand. If not, at least they got round 1.
Stay healthy and happy WW!
-smarmoofus
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Our HMO finally got their first shipment last week, but they didn’t have enough for all of us. And of course, it’s too late for baby.
What a pretty pretty baby!!! IVs? Evil necessity??
awww :( hope he’s recover soon! hugs!
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Hoping your little one is home soon!
Happy WW!
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No I’ve never seen one before, poor baby. Hope he gets better soon!
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Our little one had one in his head not too long ago…all of his other veins were unusable. The next day we had a port put in his chest to aid in blood draws..best decision we have made in regards to his medical care…IMHO
Hope your wee one recovers soon. Tugs at my heart to see a precious little one this way.
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Ug, I feel like throwing up. I TRULY hate needles of any variety. I watched my niece as a tiny baby get one in her head and it was so disturbing. I’d forgotten that memory until your post. It is truly traumatizing isn’t it? I mean you’re so grateful there is something that can be done to help them but the road to get there is so brutal sometimes!!
Hugs,
Holly
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I hate needles too. That’s why I didn’t get a flu shot until this year.
Dad,
I know it’s hard to see your little one in that condition. As a medic for 12 years I have seen the scalp IV and have had to preform them from time to time. Although this is not the easiest thing to see it does provide what the doctors need and that is direct access to adminster fluids and drugs. It’s also easy to maintain and control rather than in a joint that the baby tends to bend a lot. It will decrease the chance of having to replace it if it gets pulled out.
Hang in there and we will be praying for your little one and your family.
Thanks to your fellow medic, my son is alive. I’m very grateful.
Absolutely none of my business but maybe you could send a “Thank You” card when things settle down. I received one my second year in. It remains in a scrap book that my wife has to this day. In 12 years I was thanked only a handful times. I remember every one. Not that grattitude is why we do it, but it makes all the ones that don’t turn out so well a little easier to handle because this time he/she was able to make a difference. Those men and women are there to help for such a short period of time and then they move on to the next call. They don’t get a lot of thanks.
Sounds like a great idea!