Next, place the prongs of the nasal cannula on the bridge of the patient’s nose, taping in place if necessary, and open up the flow from the IV bag. Fluid will flow through the IV tubing and into the nasal cannula, irrigating both eyes (photo 5). One notable disadvantage is that it’s not easy to irrigate only one eye with this method, and it should be used only as a bridge until a Morgan lens becomes available. Until it does, though, it is far better to obtain moderate success through improvisation rather than complete failure in the pursuit of perfection.
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ACEP News: Vol 30 – No 10 – October 2011Dr. Fisher is an emergency medicine attending at Westerly (R.I.) Hospital. Have a nifty idea you’d like to see in Tricks of the Trade? E-mail it to him at fisherwhit@gmail.com (he promises to give you credit).
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