Child IVs

Why do nurses put IVs in children's hands?

Not only is this a particularly OBVIOUS place for children to want to dismantle them, but it's a choking hazard in the middle of the night.

Who thought this was a good idea?

I know, let's strap a 3 foot cord to the kid's hand and watch them wrap it around their throats at night.

Great idea.

IVs can be put in the foot.

Then, at least, you could cover it up while you're cooped up in the little hospital rooms AND, let's face it, unless you're a contortionist, you're not going to choke yourself in the middle of the night.

You'd think that a children's hospital would think of these things instead of balking when you ask for the IV to be put in a foot, but that hasn't been my experience.