why wouldn't iv fluid infuse into an arm?

Question

serious answers only please.

I ask because my arm the one they put the iv into is thicker then my other arm.

My veins are small. I either get only punctured once or more

the first iv they had they had to move because where the iv was my skin puffed up so they moved it to the middle of my arm.

Answer 1

Because the IV catheter was out of the vein, or the catheter was bent or occluded, or the tubing was compressed.

Edit: Your additional comment sounds as if the catheter was out of the vein, and the fluid was infusing into the tissue until the surrounding tissue could contain no more, causing the IV to stop. It's called infiltration. There is another scenerio that might apply. If you have had breast cancer, a stroke, or any problems with lymph nodes on that side of your body could cause one arm to be thicker than the other and the lymphatic system and/or vascular valves may be incapable of carrying an additional load of fluids.

Answer 2

seriously,thats not the answer,your veins in that arn are small and the doctor has a hard time getting fluids into the veins in that arm.i know that when i go for a blood test the doctor goes nuts trying to locate a vein and i wind up getting punctured all over.

Answer 3

actually, not only the arms, there are more specific IV sites in the vein, those are the access of vein. these also depends to the age of the patient. Scalp can also be the way, thigh, are sites of IV infusion.

Answer 4

Most likley expananations are that the needle pervaded the vein, that is it passed through the vein and into the tissue, or the vein closed when the tube was inserted and no fluid could enter.

Answer 5

actually, you can but the I.V fluid into any clear wide vein in any part of the body. but it`s really depend on the amount of the fluids you wants to infuse and the diameter of the cannula you are using.