Beginning the transition to enfit supplies, it was noticed that the enfit 3 ml syringes do not measure the same amount of medicine as the baxter oral 3 ml syringes that i have used successfully for 18 years.This is regardless of medication collecting in the 'moat' area of the enfit fitting.That can easily be removed before administering.Upon comparing the contents of the 2.5 ml of medication drawn into a 3 ml oral syringe and 2.5 ml of the same medication drawn into a 3 ml enfit syringe, there was a difference of 0.5 ml.This is dangerous as the medication being drawn is a cardiac drug.I am at a loss as what to do as far as administering the correct dosage in an enfit syringe that the patient has been prescribed.I understand the danger of misconnections, but there is a great risk to patients on an everyday basis of the inaccurate dosing of critical medications in enfit syringes.
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