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Definition

Intravenous means within or administered through a vein (a blood vessel). The term is often abbreviated I.V..

Additional Info

Intravenous administration of medicines or withdrawal of a blood sample is usually done with a syringe tipped with a small hollow needle. I.V. lines (tubes or catheters) are used when a large volume of fluid (such as a bag of sterile saline) or blood needs to be delivered in a controlled fashion.

Solutions that are administered intravenously must have their electrolytes properly adjusted to avoid damaging the blood cells and/or causing serious bodily damage or death.

Not all injections are intravenous. For example, flu vaccines are administered directly into muscles (intramuscular or IM injection).

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SDS Relevance

On a Safety Data Sheet, this term usually appears in one of two contexts:

1. In Section 11 (toxicological information) to describe how the LD₅₀ value on a test animal such as a mouse was determined.
2. In Section 4 (first-aid measures) as instruction for emergency medical personnel to, for example, administer fluids or an antidote.

Further Reading

• Intravenous Therapy at the Diponegoro Nurses Association.
• The Facts About Intravenous Catheter Lines by The Body.
• 50+ IV Therapy Tips and Tricks: How to Hit the Vein in One Shot at Nurseslabs.com.
• Intravenous Fluid Therapy from Clinical Procedures For Safer Patient Care, a text in the B.C. Open Textbook project..
• Breaking Down IV Fluids: The 4 Most Commonly Types and Their Uses Nurse Plus Academy.
• IV Drug Infusion Therapy FAQs at MedicineNet.
• The home page of the Infusion Nurses Society.

See also: intraperitoneal, LC₅₀, saline.

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