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 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 of other similarly designed portable intravenous stands . <EOS>