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Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months .
Hurricane Helene , which hit North Carolina in September , wrecked a Baxter International facility that produces 60% of the IV fluids used in the U.S. Some hospitals are using different ways to conserve, such as giving some medications intravenously, but without a dedicated IV fluid bag.
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