What are the two appropriate sizes of needles on IV's for infants?

You wouldn't want to go any larger than a 25G.

I mean why would you need to know this?

Depend on why you're performing the venipuncture. If all you need is a blood sample for the lab or to infuse fluids such as Hartmann's Solution, a 25-gague butterfly is fine. Ya wanna infuse sturdier stuff such as lipids, you'll want the pediatrician to come and place a more substantial line.
Um - whoswho, this questioner may be a nursing student; did'ja bother to think before spouting off?

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