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in order to keep your lines clean and
clear this should be flushed daily or as
instructed by your Healthcare team your
healthcare provider will tell you what
fluid you will flush with this fluid is
commonly saline or Heparin which is a
drug that helps prevent blood from
clotting inside your
lines the first step is preparation this
involves cleaning your hands or
performing hand hygiene cleaning the
workstation you will be working on
laying out your supplies and then
cleaning your hands once more if you
have questions about cleaning your hands
or preparing your workstation refer to
the section titled changing the dressing
place all of the items you will need on
your
workstation you will need an alcohol
wipe and the syringe for each line you
are flushing the syringes will be
pre-filled with the solution Hein or
saline ordered by your healthcare
provider if you are flushing three lines
you will need three pre-filled syringes
and at least three alcohol wipes once
your workstation is clean and ready wash
your hands once more at this point put
on a pair of gloves and a
mask if your line has clamps make sure
the clamp on the particular line is open
before you begin cleaning the cap you
want to make sure if you have clamps
that the clamp is undone when the clamp
is open the Triangular part of the clamp
will rest outside the top hook so I'm
going to go ahead and unclamp take your
finger at the finger hold and you almost
take this lip to make sure that it's
undone next take an alcohol wipe and
scrub the cap so what I like to do is
take the center of the alcohol wipe and
fold it
over the cap and then I do a back and
forth turning motion
the outside edges and flat surface of
the cap should be
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cleaned using this needleless system you
will attach the syringe to the line
holding the syringe in one hand using
your other hand to hold the cap push the
end of the syringe into the cap and turn
clockwise until the syringe is securely
in
place now you will flush the line if
your line has clamps make sure the line
is unclamped holding the syringe in your
hand place your thumb on the plunger and
slowly push the fluid into the line if I
were meeting resistance at this time and
it were not flushing I would first want
to make sure that your clamp is open MH
if it's open and you're still meeting
resistance don't continue flushing
you'll want to stop where you are clamp
your line detach the syringe and you'll
call the doctor when you're done if you
have a clamp on your line close it
remember you will hear an audible click
when the clamp
closes at this point hold both the cap
and the syringe gently twist the syringe
in a counterclockwise Direction until it
comes off be sure to throw the used
syringe in the trash once the syringe is
removed repeat this process for each
additional line in your
catheter each time you flush you should
feel similar Sensations and encounter
similar resistance there may be some
variation but it is important to notice
any big changes some patients report
having a sweet or bitter Aroma or taste
some patients feel a cool sensation as
the fluids travel through the line these
are normal
Sensations some common questions that
patients have include what if I have
difficulty flushing the line if you or
your caregiver are unable to flush the
line and the line has a clamp first make
sure that it is unclamped if you are
still unable to flush the line call your
Healthcare team do not try to forcefully
flush the line if you meet
resistance what if I experience chills
If you experience chills when flushing
the line call your Healthcare team
immediately this could be a sign of
infection what if I drop my syringe if
you drop your syringe throw it away and
use a new syringe for any other
questions or problems contact your
healthcare provider or Healthcare team