Emergency Umbilical Venous Line
EM:RAP Medical Education · 5 Jun 2023 · 7 min
Summary
A step-by-step demonstration of emergency umbilical venous catheter insertion in a newborn, covering equipment, cleaning and tying the cord, identifying the vein, insertion depth to low emergency position and securing with H-taping. Aimed at emergency clinicians, it shows rapid low-lying UVC placement confirmed by aspiration without x-ray, useful for resuscitation vascular access.
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