Mastering Mannitol

For the child with blunt head trauma and increased intracranial pressure (in the previous question), the ED nurse finds no vials of mannitol available. The body doesn’t like having really concentrated things floating around the bloodstream (it likes everything to be balanced or equal), so the fluids...

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Published in:	Journal of emergency nursing Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. e1 - e2
Main Authors:	DeBoer, Scott, Seaver, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-01-2019 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Anesthesia Blood Brain Fluids Head injuries Kidneys Pediatrics Trauma
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Summary:	For the child with blunt head trauma and increased intracranial pressure (in the previous question), the ED nurse finds no vials of mannitol available. The body doesn’t like having really concentrated things floating around the bloodstream (it likes everything to be balanced or equal), so the fluids shift from the tissues (ie, brain) into the bloodstream to dilute the blood. [...]as mentioned above, crystals in an IV solution are never a good thing.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0099-1767 1527-2966
DOI:	10.1016/j.jen.2018.06.005