Cause analysis of 6-18 months old infants crying and screaming during scalp vein infusion of potassium chloride and related nursing

Abstract

Objective To discuss the reason of 6-18 months old infants crying and screaming during scalp vein infusion of potassium chloride and related nursing methods.Methods Totals of 68 infants who needed scalp vein infusion of potassium chloride were chosen and divided into the observation group and the control group,each with 34 cases.The control group received conventional infusion method while the observation group received nursing intervention.Incidence rate of crying and screaming was compared between two groups.Results 25 out of 34 infants completed treatment successfully in the observation group,and only 9 cried and screamed.Only 2 out of 34 infants completed treatment successfully in the control group,and 32 cried and screamed to different degrees.The differences were statistically significant (x2 =4.722,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Correct evaluation of infants,medicine,material,environment and puncture technique before infusion is needed,quality of puncture should be ensured,patrol during infusion should be strengthened,and problems should be re-evaluated,analyzed and properly dealt with,so that pain and discomfort caused by infusion can be effectively alleviated,infants' crying and screaming as well as parents' discontent can be reduced,hidden trouble and medical tangle can be prevented,and treatment effect can be improved. Key words: Potassium chloride; Infant; Scalp vein; Intravenous drip; Cause analysis; Crying and screaming