If disseminated intravascular coagulation is present, the patient should be treated with heparin.
Intravascular injection (should be prevented by checking the needle position with radio-opaque dye ).
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition in which blood clots occur within blood vessels in a number of tissues.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation, also known as consumption coagulopathy, is not a disease in itself but a clinical emergency that occurs as a result of other diseases and conditions.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) occurs when the malfunction of clotting factors causes platelets to form clots in small blood vessels throughout the body.