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The most important step in placing IVs, Art lines, Central lines, Spinals, Epidurals, or ETTs |
Positioning. |
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The second most important step in placing IVs, Art lines, Central lines, Spinals, Epidurals, or ETTs |
Preparedness. All you need there, ready, in reach |
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the main difference when placing an IV vrs an Arterial line |
Arterial lines are by feel, IVs by sight mostly |
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Radial arterial line steps |
1) Allen's test 2) position 3) prep 4) skin weal of local 5) 18 gauge skin break to avoid skin plug/catheter damage 6) feeling and stabbing at 30 degrees for flash 7) wire pushed without resistance past black line 8) advance apparatus 2 MM while lowering angle 9) thread and finish |
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hold art line so... |
like a pencil, and so that your fingers hold the catheter and the apparatus as one. Prevents catheter from sliding |
