DIY Vapors cause Saline Shortage!!!

[LoveVanilla]

All right guys, look what you've done... Now cut it out -- only buy what you need.

[h=1]Hospitals Face Shortage Of Intravenous Saline Solution »
[/h]Reuters | January 28, 2014 at 06:20 PM



By Susan Kelly Jan 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is working with the three manufacturers of intravenous saline solutions commonly used to hydrate hospital patients to address a shortage caused by a spike in demand. Healthcare providers are reserving supplies of the fluids for their most seriously ill patients, and the product manufacturers - Baxter International Inc, Hospira Inc and B. Braun Medical Inc - have stepped up production in response, said ...

 

[bcollier9253]

Guilty as charged!

 

[Thunderball]

No saline used here.......yet.

 

[Ohms Lawbreaker]

Hospitals use e-juice IVs?

What is in that stuff? PG or something? Isn't saline like salt? Is it salt in PG solution? Does my health insurance cover high-nic IVs?

 

[Sturgis]

I admit it. I've been hoarding. lol.

 

[dannyv45]

Don't main line it, Vape it!!!!

 

[Crunktanium]

Sounds like a good story to justify heavy price increases as with the shortage of flu vaccines.

 

[MasteroftheVape]

lol, 1 metro area hospital probably uses more NS in a day than all e cig liquid production, that being said i am a nurse at one said metro hospital and have been known to have our vendors leave me an extra bottle or two on occasion.

 

[Crunktanium]

So now we know MOTV is hogging on the Saline.

 

[bcollier9253]

So now we know MOTV is hogging on the Saline.

Sounds like an inside job, yeah?... Lol!