Can I buy all the tools needed for an IV from a #medical supply shop online? I am in #Australia.

I need: An IV set, #Hartmanns Solution, and #Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate (will have prescription)? Do I really need an IV stand? Can’t they hook the bag up to something else? They’re expensive for a pole with wheels!

I can get (pay) a registered #nurse to come over and do it as long as materials, #medication is provided. (Nobody has volunteered so far although I would pay you because I’d rather all the money go to you than be sucked up by an agency. Still looking for anyone licensed to do IVs. #Nurses #NursePractitioner #GPs #Doctors #Paramedics #Phlebotomists …)

GP should be arranging this but he’s a raging arsehole so I have to do everything.

#MedMastodon #ChronicIllness
#Disability #Medicine

It never fails to impress me there's an entire segment of humans who've dedicated themselves to shoving metal sticks into people, sucking their blood out, and discerning underlying health concerns.

Respect to all the #phlebotomists out there.