I.V. cannulas
I.V. access for I.V. Sedation
When starting I.V.’s a cannula is frequently used to start the I.V. Other methods to start and I.V. include the use of a butterfly needle but it is not as stable as a cannula. Doctors… to view the insertion of a cannula please click the following link http://www.archive.org/details/ImedrxTV-PeripheralIntravenousCannulation168?start=539.5
2 This is a second video on starting an I.V..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK4YNPWu2Q&feature=related
3. When you start an I.V. it is recommended that you use gloves. In this example the operator does not use gloves. This is a large risk for the operator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7FVhO33aOE&feature=related
4.. One of the nicest videos I have found includ this one from the New England Journal of Medicine. It describes the how to. Peripheral veins can be difficult before sedation because of the NPO status of the patients http://vodpod.com/watch/3644287-peripheral-intravenous-cannulation
