[RN2Bin06]

hi, i hope i don't sound like an idiot here...
But i'm a student nurse and my instructor and i were removing a size 24 angiocath from an infant. As she was unwrapping the tape from his leg, unbeknownced to me the angiocath had already fallen out...i noticed it when i felt something sharp and poking me in my palm.
Told her about it, because it did feel sharp, she said if it went through my glove it would have an obvious hole in the glove but i know it would not if the bevel just poked through.
I just wonder if i should worry about it poking me because i thought angiocaths were soft and flexible, or maybe it was just in such an awkward position that it did not bend.
Is it possible to be stuck with one? Should i trust what my instructor said...this was a few weeks ago and as i'm reading one of my skills books it says that butterflys and angiocaths are common causes of injuries???????

[Anonymous]

"I.V. cannulas are made of the following materials:

Teflon is a low cost, easily inserted catheter. Multiple studies have shown that Teflon cannulas result in a high phlebitis rate.
Catheters made of Vialon are a more pliable catheter and have a "memory" that prevents them from kinking. They also have a low phlebitis rate and stay patent longer. The blood stream temperature makes Vialon catheters softer and therefore more comfortable in the vein. The Vialon catheter does not sit on the inside wall of the vein because it is less sticky on the outside surface and moves or conforms to the vein. The Vialon stylette is sharp and easy to place due to a low penetration force requirement.
Silastic catheters are made of silicone and are a soft and long-term I.V. cannula. They are flexible which makes insertion difficult, but have a low risk of infection."
per the Internet.

Likely, you'd see the hole in the glove. If you didn't break the skin where it hurt, don't worry about it.