There may be a time in your/our future that a family, friend, or team members may need rehydration. This could be from medical or trauma so oral may work, IV will work for sure. Let's say your patient can't keep any thing down orally, or your trauma patient is hypotensive and access to veins is not possible or no IV fluids available.
There is Protoclysis (rectal rehydration), this was the method of choice for a long time. First sterile fluids are not necessary, if you can drink it you can use it!
Items needed are 2qts/500ml water, salt, enema bag, soap or alcohol gel.
There are other methods using catheter or nasogastric tubing. For this discussion we will use what is the easiest for us to find. Warm water to approximately body temp add salt, now place in enema bag and follow directions on package. You may place patient on left side or have patient on hands and knee's. The patient needs to stay in this position for 20-30 minutes to allow absorption before they void.
Hope this helps, and is another tool in your medical tool box.
Good luck, be safe, and God bless
There is Protoclysis (rectal rehydration), this was the method of choice for a long time. First sterile fluids are not necessary, if you can drink it you can use it!
Items needed are 2qts/500ml water, salt, enema bag, soap or alcohol gel.
There are other methods using catheter or nasogastric tubing. For this discussion we will use what is the easiest for us to find. Warm water to approximately body temp add salt, now place in enema bag and follow directions on package. You may place patient on left side or have patient on hands and knee's. The patient needs to stay in this position for 20-30 minutes to allow absorption before they void.
Hope this helps, and is another tool in your medical tool box.
Good luck, be safe, and God bless
