A 10 cc prefilled flushes noted to have negative pressure which draws the fluid back into the syringe.The issue was originally noted while the rn was preparing for initiation of iv.She flushed the extension tubing (aka j loop) only to find that the fluid she previously placed into the j loop withdrew into the syringe.Therefore, the j loop was not filled with saline as expected, but air.Depending on pt size, an inadvertent bolus of air could cause harm.This issue was reproduced across various attempts with a variety of lot numbers.
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