IV Bags *CNY EMS Contract Customers ONLY*

*** These IV Solutions are for First Responders of Central New York ***

*** Anyone not contracted with this buying group, DO NOT add this item to your order, it will be voided *** 

IV Bags - Sodium Chloride & Dextrose. IV bags for intravenous therapy. I.V. fluids provide the patient with life-sustaining fluids, electrolytes, and medications and offers the advantage of immediate therapeutic effects. Solutions used for I.V. fluid replacement fall into a broad categories of crystalloids and colloids. A solution administered into a vein through an infusion set that includes a plastic or glass vacuum bottle or bag containing the solution and tubing connecting the bottle to a catheter or a needle in the patient's vein.

Intravenous fluid replacement is a vital part of treating multi-system illness. To maintain the patient's health, the fluid and electrolyte balance in the intracellular and extracellular spaces needs to remain relatively constant. Whenever a person experiences an illness or a condition that prevents normal fluid intake or causes excessive fluid loss, I.V. fluid replacement may be needed.