Small- and Large-Volume Fluid Shortages – Suggestions for Management and Conservation

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This fact sheet discusses strategies for managing fluid shortages in healthcare organizations due to a national shortage of large-volume parenteral solutions caused by the effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The document provides definitions of small-volume and large-volume parenteral solutions, as well as recommendations for conservation practices.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infrastructure Failure

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Fluid Therapy; Infusions, Intravenous; Infusions, Parenteral; Rehydration Solutions; Resource Allocation; Parenteral Nutrition Solutions

Institutions: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP); University of Utah

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