Peripheral intravenous (IV) device management. 1  Introduction Peripheral intravenous device (PIV)/catheters are the most commonly used intravenous device in hospitalized patients. They are primarily used for therapeutic purposes such as administration of medications, fluids and/or blood products as well as blood sampling. 2  Tweet.
James Otis: Against. Writs of Assistance. The Writs of Assistance were general warrants allowing officials to search for smuggled material within any suspected premises. James Otis was Advocate-General when the legality of these warrents was attacked, but promptly resigned his office when called upon to defend that legality.
A writ of assistance let British officers go in to places of business during daylight hours to search for evidence of smuggling. Smuggling was a major issue for the British; they said that the colonies could only trade with the motherland and slapped on a lot of nasty regulations that didn't fly too well with the colonists.