Hospital policies will vary but at Hopkins we have several well defined policies. They include:
- Standard PICC lines can not be used for IV injections
- Central lines can be injected by hand but not with power injectors. This policy is not a universal one
- For information purposes some sites allow power injection into central lines with a limited flow rate (2 cc/sec) or at a lower preset pressure rating on the injector
- Under no circumstances should PICCs be used with power injectors. They can shear or break.
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