Idea Exchange: Color-coded bandages clear up confusion

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To reduce confusion, we use red elastic bandages on patients that have intravenous catheters and will be staying in the hospital.

To reduce confusion, we use red elastic bandages on patients that have intravenous catheters and will be staying in the hospital and green elastic bandages on patients that have had their catheters removed and are ready to go home.

The staff at Ingersoll Veterinary Services

Ingersoll, Ontario

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