saline bag

Fluid infusion pouch

A saline bag is a plastic pouch containing sterile saltwater solution, used in medical settings for intravenous hydration, delivering medications, or flushing IV lines.

The bag hangs from a pole and drips fluid through tubing into a patient's vein: She watched the saline bag slowly empty as she waited for the doctor.

Related
  • IVVein-delivered medication method
  • IV poleMobile infusion bag support
  • dripLiquid falling slowly
  • infusionSteeping to extract essence
  • hospitalMedical treatment facility

hospital bed · sodium · electrolytes · hydration · fluid · fluid replacement · tubing · needle · nurse · vein · clear · plastic · hanging · hung up · sterile · solution · bedside · transfusion

Categories
Opposites
route of administration

saline bagdrinking water

Safe liquid for consumption

Pedialyte · sports drink · Gatorade · electrolyte drink · water bottle

fluid removal vs. addition

saline bagdehydration

Excessive fluid loss

chest tube · dialysis machine · blood draw · phlebotomy · diuretic

medical intervention vs. natural state

saline bagdrinking

Liquid consumption act

homeostasis

Family

saline, bag, salt, salty, salted, salting, saltiness, salinity, salinization

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G