London Ambulance
Training Bulletin. No4
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Reversal
of Hypoglycaemia
Yet
another isolated incident has occurred in another part of the NHS. The
purpose of this bulletin is to bring it to the attention of staff.
An
insulin dependent diabetic patient whilst hypoglycaemic received an
intravenous injection of Super-Glue instead of Glucago-SUPA, a product
undergoing clinical trials in Canada.
This
resulted in the death of the patient and the cannula became occluded. It
bonds skin in seconds, you know. And bums to bog seats… Terrible.
Staff
should be aware that while it is possible to draw up this highly effective
adhesive in a vacuous environment it is imperative that staff check to
ensure that this does not occur.
Staff
are reminded that the preferred route for the administration of Glucagon
or Glucagen is Intramuscular
and that Bostik Super Glue is available from Woolworths and good
hardware shops everywhere.
