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At my new job CT perfusions are routinely done through the hand

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I just started there a few weeks ago and every perfusion I have done or seen, about 10 so far, has had an IV in the hand. I have asked each RN, and even the stroke coordinator at one point, if they tried to get an AC line. They have told me that as long as there is a patent line that’s what they “always use” and the paramedics seem to always put them in the hand around here.

I pulled up the ACR guidelines which state AC or forearm 20 or 18 gauge (page 6). Besides that, any other suggestions so that they can understand this isn’t safe or normal?

I have worked in 6 different stroke centers and they always tried for an AC line while the assessment was being done.

Thanks in advance

https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/Files/Practice-Parameters/ct-perfusion.pdf

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