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NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Medical Knowledge

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What is an inappropriate reason for starting an IV?

To replace fluids or blood
To administer drugs
To meet continuing education requirements
To obtain venous blood samples

Explanation

Answer - C - It is inappropriate to start an IV to meet continuing education requirements. There are three reasons for starting IV’s: to replace fluid or blood, to administer drugs, and to obtain venous blood samples for laboratory analysis. Initiating an intravenous line is done in order to help manage a patients’ condition, not to meet education requirements.

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