Talk:Infusion pump

Drugs
I would like to see in this article which drugs are required to be administered through infusion pumps. 187.107.1.137 (talk) 05:22, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Air Filtration
Interesting paragraph ..

"An air filter is an essential safety device in a pressure infusor, to keep air out of the patients' veins: doctors estimate that 0.55 cm³ of air per kilogram of body weight is enough to kill (200-300 cm³ for adults) by filling the patient's heart. Small bubbles could cause harm in arteries, but in the veins they pass through the heart and leave in the patients' lungs. The air filter is just a membrane that passes gas but not fluid or pathogens. When a large air bubble reaches it, it bleeds off."

By the estimation given of 0.55 cm³ per kilo, 41.25 cm³ is apparently enough to kill me. And I'm a large, healthy and very fit adult male. That's FAR short of 200 - 300 cm³. However, I've always heard and read that it takes a shitload of air being pumped into someone to actually cause major adverse effects and that filtration is only neccesary for long term things. So which is the true figure? Given that I meet the general stereotypical six foot 75 - 80kg caucasian male of textbook proportions, fitness, et cetera for the most part; what will kill me?

We have three different estimates of figures to work with, 0.55 cm³ per kilo. 200 cm³ per 'adult'. 300 cm³ per 'adult'. Broken down per kilo of an average 75 kg adult male that's:


 * - 0.55cm³
 * - 2.66cm³
 * - 4.00cm³

Can someone shed some light on these anomolous figures or procure a better estimation? I'd this section, but for now that seems redundant as it MAY be correct. Jachin (talk) 07:08, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree, that bit needs to be looked at. 131.217.6.8 (talk) 01:30, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

training video for IP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbQih9C8qIo

training video for IP

CAN someone help to add into wiki? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 36.225.100.147 (talk) 16:11, 29 October 2015 (UTC)