Syringe Infusion Pumps – Operation and Safety Considerations

These modules address several topics noted in a safety communication released by the FDA in August 2016 highlighting the need for updated education and consideration of the specific nuances of syringe pump operation to reduce the potential for serious adverse events.
Delivery of Life Supporting Drugs: Dead Volume

Drug Administration & Mixing Decisions

This module makes reference to the Massachusetts General Hospital NICU/PICU Pediatric Medication Administration Process Manual for Syringe Pumps .
Basic Principles of Secondary Infusions

The module also talks about the practice of back priming. Back priming is used when chemotherapy or hazardous drugs are provided with a secondary IV tubing set that has been spiked, but not primed.
The material presented in this module includes content developed by Massachusetts General Hospital and the HumanEra group of Toronto’s University Health Network.