Cannulation- How to gain IV access

Medicine in a Nutshell presents a guide to cannulation. Hints and tips to successfully gaining IV access. Here we give useful advice on how to improve your cannulation skills. From preparing to flushing we give a practical guide. We show how to insert the cannula successfully and how to do this without spilling a drop of blood. It is possible to take blood when you gain IV access and here we show how to do this. This is a popular OSCE skill for medical student exams so it is important you look confident doing this. Good luck