He has a heparin lock in the right forearm, the needle insertion site is not visible. He does not have fluids running so the heparin lock plugs off the IV. That way they maintain access if needed. He is on oxygen, but if he is not in ICU he would not necessarily have continuous monitoring if his oxygen saturation’s have been WNL (within normal limits). If he is able to eat and drink, he does not need fluids. It is a little surprising that he isn’t on a continuous cardiac monitor though. This could be a step down unit, but if so I would think he would have cardiac monitoring. He has his hands up by his face so it is hard to say if that is really him, and his visitors are concealing their faces with masks. That is not an ID band it is tape holding down the heparin lock, you can see the clamp/release lock in the picture. Nasal cannula oxygen is attached to a wall flow meter. With the superfluous amount of equipment, I assume he is still in ICU, but has been downgraded from critical, maybe awaiting transfer out.

He has a heparin lock in the right forearm, the needle insertion site is not visible. He does not have fluids running so the heparin lock plugs off the IV. That way they maintain access if needed. He is on oxygen, but if he is not in ICU he would not necessarily have continuous monitoring if his oxygen saturation’s have been WNL (within normal limits). If he is able to eat and drink, he does not need fluids. It is a little surprising that he isn’t on a continuous cardiac monitor though. This could be a step down unit, but if so I would think he would have cardiac monitoring. He has his hands up by his face so it is hard to say if that is really him, and his visitors are concealing their faces with masks.