Right. And it does take some education when you insert them and a lot of nurses forget that. I mean, we use these things CONSTANTLY. You don’t want your patient thinking they have a needle stuck in their vein! I always show them the needle before I put it in the sharps box.
The canula that remains in the vein is strong and bendable...it won’t break off easily. I’ve actually never heard of or seen one break off.
The worst part about taking them out is the dressing usually sticks to your hair! LOL!
So how do they take out the needle once the iv line is in?