Infection control
Regarding pre-hospital infection risks for cannulation, I am planning to look at the aseptic techniques favoured by paramedics. I am hoping to identify, 'and to avoid shutting the door after the horse has bolted' areas, such as: storage and use of latex-free gloves. This will hopefully lead onto issues, such as: how the catheter hub may contribute to the colonisation of catheters. If anyone reading this knows of any research papers in this field, could they get in touch, as there seems to be a distinct lack of supporting evidence. In particular, it would be good to compare pre-hospital versus hospital.