IV poles

Hospital fluid stands

IV poles are tall, wheeled stands used in medical settings to hang bags of intravenous fluids, allowing gravity to deliver medication or hydration to patients.

The pole typically has hooks at the top for multiple bags and a weighted base with casters for mobility: The nurse adjusted the IV pole so the patient could walk the hallway.

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patient room · wheels · bedside · saline · saline solution · bag · tubing · metal · rolling · stand · nurse · medication · hanging · fluid · blood transfusion · chrome · adjustable · patient

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Opposites
medical delivery method

IV polessyringes

Devices for injection

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mobility vs. fixedness

IV poleshospital beds

Medical facility sleeping units

Family

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