Intravenous Fluid Therapy
Intravenous Therapy is used in the case of severe dehydration. It is needed for patients who simply cannot take in the normal fluids needed for dehydration orally. It is a therapy that delivers liquid substances directly into a vein. This therapy is administered through the use of syringes. It is the fastest way to replace fluids in the body and deliver medications through the circulatory system which circulates fluid in the body. Intravenous therapy is popularly known as ‘drip’. This life-saving method is faster than the oral therapy as fluid is directly injected into the subcutaneous tissue and quickly absorbed. This therapy can only be carried out in hospitals and by qualified doctors. [5]
