Conserving IV Fluids and Oral Rehydration


Conserving IV Fluids and Oral Rehydration These resources are intended to assist with conserving medical supplies during a natural disaster. Emergency Managers Nurses Physicians In various disasters, institutions may experience a sudden critical shortage of all intravenous fluids, peritoneal dialysate, and irrigation solutions. IV fluids include normal saline, D5W, and lactated ringers. In addition to this resource guide, PPN’s Resource Central has links to information that may be helpful for clinicians to better prepare for these unexpected events. Search the Resource Central website for more resources with keywords: rehydration, gastroenteritis, or fluid therapy for more information. Summary Small- and Large-Volume Fluid Shortages – Suggestions for Management and Conservation 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 … American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), University of Utah · 2024 Job Aid Strategies for Surviving the IV Fluid Shortage: Antibiotic IV to PO Conversions & First Dose via IV Push This article provides strategies to manage the shortage of IV fluids caused by Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico. It suggests converting IV antibiotics to … Academic Life in Emergency Medicine · 2017 Job Aid Hemodynamic Support and IV Fluids: Mitigation Strategies for Scarce Resources This document provides detailed strategies for managing hemodynamic support and IV fluids in times of scarce resources, specifically focusing on different capacity levels - Conventional, … Washington State Department of Health, Northwest Healthcare Response Network · 2024 Job Aid Emergency Department and Inpatient Clinical Pathway for Healthy Children with Dehydration from Gastroenteritis or Other Acute Illness This webpage outlines in flowchart form a clinical pathway for managing gastroenteritis and dehydration in children. It covers signs, symptoms, and treatment options. The pathway … Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2025 Summary Guidelines for Conservation of IV Fluid Bags During Supply Chain Disruption This summary provides valuable guidelines for conserving IV fluid bags during supply chain disruptions and shortages. It offers crucial information on how healthcare facilities can … Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) · 2024 Module Gastroenteritis: Nuances in Management Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: * Appropriately triage children with gastroenteritis * Define oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and describe its … Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) · 2024 Summary Small- and Large-Volume Fluid Shortages – Suggestions for Management and Conservation 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 … American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), University of Utah · 2024 Job Aid Strategies for Surviving the IV Fluid Shortage: Antibiotic IV to PO Conversions & First Dose via IV Push This article provides strategies to manage the shortage of IV fluids caused by Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico. It suggests converting IV antibiotics to … Academic Life in Emergency Medicine · 2017 Job Aid Hemodynamic Support and IV Fluids: Mitigation Strategies for Scarce Resources This document provides detailed strategies for managing hemodynamic support and IV fluids in times of scarce resources, specifically focusing on different capacity levels - Conventional, … Washington State Department of Health, Northwest Healthcare Response Network · 2024 Job Aid Emergency Department and Inpatient Clinical Pathway for Healthy Children with Dehydration from Gastroenteritis or Other Acute Illness This webpage outlines in flowchart form a clinical pathway for managing gastroenteritis and dehydration in children. It covers signs, symptoms, and treatment options. The pathway … Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2025 Summary Guidelines for Conservation of IV Fluid Bags During Supply Chain Disruption This summary provides valuable guidelines for conserving IV fluid bags during supply chain disruptions and shortages. It offers crucial information on how healthcare facilities can … Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) · 2024 Module Gastroenteritis: Nuances in Management Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: * Appropriately triage children with gastroenteritis * Define oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and describe its … Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) · 2024

These resources are intended to assist with conserving medical supplies during a natural disaster.

Emergency Managers Nurses Physicians

In various disasters, institutions may experience a sudden critical shortage of all intravenous fluids, peritoneal dialysate, and irrigation solutions. IV fluids include normal saline, D5W, and lactated ringers.

In addition to this resource guide, PPN’s Resource Central has links to information that may be helpful for clinicians to better prepare for these unexpected events. Search the Resource Central website for more resources with keywords: rehydration, gastroenteritis, or fluid therapy for more information.

Black female nurse with iv drip medicine

Summary

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

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 …

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), University of Utah · 2024

Job Aid

Strategies for Surviving the IV Fluid Shortage: Antibiotic IV to PO Conversions & First Dose via IV Push

This article provides strategies to manage the shortage of IV fluids caused by Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico. It suggests converting IV antibiotics to …

Academic Life in Emergency Medicine · 2017

Doctor giving glass of water to child on hospital bed

Job Aid

Hemodynamic Support and IV Fluids: Mitigation Strategies for Scarce Resources

This document provides detailed strategies for managing hemodynamic support and IV fluids in times of scarce resources, specifically focusing on different capacity levels - Conventional, …

Washington State Department of Health, Northwest Healthcare Response Network · 2024

Asian boy lying in bed with stomach ache

Job Aid

Emergency Department and Inpatient Clinical Pathway for Healthy Children with Dehydration from Gastroenteritis or Other Acute Illness

This webpage outlines in flowchart form a clinical pathway for managing gastroenteritis and dehydration in children. It covers signs, symptoms, and treatment options. The pathway …

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2025

Mother hand giving glass of water to sick child girl in the hospital

Summary

Guidelines for Conservation of IV Fluid Bags During Supply Chain Disruption

This summary provides valuable guidelines for conserving IV fluid bags during supply chain disruptions and shortages. It offers crucial information on how healthcare facilities can …

Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) · 2024

Latin woman doctor checks the belly of a child in her office to rule out diseases such as appendicitis, gastroenteritis

Module

Gastroenteritis: Nuances in Management

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to: * Appropriately triage children with gastroenteritis * Define oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and describe its …

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) · 2024