A portable intravenous stand comprising: a main segment having a first end and a second end; a first adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the first adjacent segment being operatively connected to the first end of the main segment; a second adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the second adjacent segment being operatively connected to the second end of the main segment, wherein the main segment, the first adjacent segment, and the second adjacent segment all lie in a first plane and form a Z-shaped base; a first rotating member being operatively attached to the Z-shaped base proximate the connection of the main segment and the first adjacent segment; a second rotating member being operatively attached to the Z-shaped base proximate the connection of the main segment and the second adjacent segment; a third rotating member being operatively connected proximate the second end of the first adjacent segment; a fourth rotating member being operatively connected proximate the second end of the second adjacent segment; and, a support integral to the Z-shaped base and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth rotating members essentially lie on a circumference of a same circle and are arranged an equal distance apart from each other along the path of the circumference, and the support is positioned proximate the center of mass of the Z-shaped base, and wherein the Z-shaped base enables the close positioning of corresponding segments (26, 28, 32) of other similarly designed portable intravenous stands. a main segment having a first end and a second end; a first adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the first adjacent segment being operatively connected to the first end of the main segment; a second adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the second adjacent segment being operatively connected to the second end of the main segment, wherein the main segment, the first adjacent segment, and the second adjacent segment all lie in a first plane and form a Z-shaped base; a first rotating member being operatively attached to the Z-shaped base proximate the connection of the main segment and the first adjacent segment; a second rotating member being operatively attached to the Z-shaped base proximate the connection of the main segment and the second adjacent segment; a third rotating member being operatively connected proximate the second end of the first adjacent segment; a fourth rotating member being operatively connected proximate the second end of the second adjacent segment; and, a support integral to the Z-shaped base and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth rotating members essentially lie on a circumference of a same circle and are arranged an equal distance apart from each other along the path of the circumference, and the support is positioned proximate the center of mass of the Z-shaped base, and wherein the Z-shaped base enables the close positioning of corresponding segments (26, 28, 32) of other similarly designed portable intravenous stands.