re: Prayers Needed from the OT Community *Update Page 28*

Red, so very sorry for your lost. My heart hurts for you brother! I can't even begin to imagine what you are going through.

I was an ER nurse for quite some time...the thing that stands out the most to me is:

1. The size of the IV bag used. We would NEVER hang a full liter bag on any pediatric patient...NEVER.

2. The IV line is not on any pump. Anytime we would hang fluids for a pediatric patient, it would ALWAYS have to be on a pump...ALWAYS!

3. We would NEVER use a pressure bag on a pediatric patient.

From the 3 things listed above, I'd go so far as to say that I'd seriously question the possibility of acute heart failure from fluid overload (hypervolemia). Basically the heart/circulatory system being overloaded with fluid and can't keep up, so the heart stops pumping (asystole). I'm by no means saying this is what happened, but from what I gathered...it seems like a valid possibility.