Indications for obtaining vascular access in children are numerous. Peripheral short-term catheters are safe for giving many intravenous (IV) medications (eg, antibiotics), for providing maintenance IV fluids, and for blood sampling for laboratory tests.
About the Great Depression. The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world.
Great Depression Timeline. 1  October 29, 1929: The U.S. stock market crashed in a catastrophic economic disaster.  November 1929:President Herbert Hoover is quoted as saying, Any lack of confidence in the economic future or the basic strength of business in the United States is foolish..