Trick of the Trade: Gel-free ultrasound-guided peripheral IV technique

No ultrasound gel? No problem. Use alcohol wipes and sterile saline flushes to perform your ultrsound-guided peripheral IV placement by Dr. Ivanov, MS3 Olshansky, and Dr. Rizzo
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[@kicapification]

go through your manufacturer's manual first prior to doing this as some manufacturers recommend against using >= 70% alcohol on its probe especially on the lens cover

[@Dagimpish]

They also warn against applying tegaderms directly to the probe. The adhesive will break down the probe surface.

[@jlewis1091]

Looking for a way to draw a blood culture with an US guided iv and this looks way easier

[@Jerets02]

😂 what!?? Easier than using a sterile gel packet of lubricant? Or even an unopened tube? Bacterial flora lives beneath skin… just clean the skin surface, use common sense, and capture a 1.5-2 mL waste… y’all be doing the most 😅

[@Richard31406]

not sterile.