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Danielle Ennis posted a new Topic
Today at 9:16 AM
Blood gas syringe back order - pediatrics/NICU
Hi everyone, just checking in on any creative solutions for the blood gas syringe back order for pediatrics and NICU. We were using the ICU medical 1 mL syringes, but they seem to still be on back order. We frequently need to pull from an arterial line in the NICU and the LineDraw 1ml syringes have been working so well with 0.3 mLs. We haven't been able to draw that small of a volume with any of the alternative syringes. Any great solutions out there?
Autilia Sisti posted a reply on Re: Super Users for Moderate Complex Blood Gas ...
Today at 8:04 AM
Said: I have lost two of my grandfathers/grandmothers in the OR (where there are several ABL90 blood gas analyzers). Luckily, I was able to review the transcripts of three of our OR nurses, and they qualified as TCs. I used the CA...
Kathleen David posted a reply on Re: Super Users for Moderate Complex Blood Gas ...
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Said: Great question, and the crux of our pain with this new ruling. Remember, you can use someone as a TC if they come from another site and were a TC there as long as it's less than 6 months since they left. The issue would be documenting t...
Jo Win posted a reply on Re: Super Users for Moderate Complex Blood Gas ...
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Said: Wait.... how is everyone managing this at the moment then? Once you run out of the grandfathered nurses, what are you doing?
Cristina Quick posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
GH100 ACT device reliability issues-Anyone experiencing similar problems?
I’m curious whether other sites using the GH100 ACT analyzer have experienced recurring hardware reliability issues.
We currently manage approximately 24 GH100 devices, and over the past couple of years we have seen a variety of problems, including:
- Power cables failing or requiring replacement
- Devices not charging properly. Power Port issues
- Units failing to power on. Battery issues
- Unexpected power loss dur...
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