It was reported bd insyte¿ autoguard¿ bc winged shielded iv catheter blood control technology 20ga 1.00in needle partially retracted leaving a risk of needle stick.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: "attempted iv start with 20g insyte autoguard bc winged.Pt's veins were easily alpable and visible.Pt was alert, oriented and cooperative.No difficulty in getting flash initially, but as seems to be a consistent problem with this type of iv, the needle retraction rendered the plastic cannula flimsy and impossible to thread into the vein.On reattempt, the needle was left in place and cannula advanced slightly over the needle before it was auto-retracted; however, this left the needle end exposed and a very real risk of dirty needle stick ensued, and the cannula could not be threaded anyway as it was too flimsy and simply folded in on itself.In the end, it was only with a bd nexiva closed iv catheter system that a successful iv start was done on what should have been an uncomplicated, quick iv start.".
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