----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:25
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] IV &
epidural
In my opinion IV cannulation is a basic skill that all
midwives should have. How do you manage a PPH?? And yes you do
keep in practice by cannulating for IV antibiotics, etc - so when you need to
cannulate in an emergency you can!!
I know which of these skills (epidural top-up & IV
cannulation) I consider more valuable.
I work in a small rural hospital where we don't have doctors
on site all the time - it can be 1/2 hour from when you call them to when they
arrive. 1/2 hour waiting for an IV in an emergency would be
terrible. (And doctors do epidural top-ups here - not
midwives)
Maybe this is different from major hospitals - but it seems
odd to me that you have doctors available to cannulate, but not to do epidural
top-ups. Something is very warped in this thinking.
Jacky
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