Equipment for Cannulation
Overview
Equipment Required for Inserting IV Cannulas
- Gloves
- Dressing pack
- Tourniquet - disposable or single patient use
- Alcohol swabs
- 1% Lignocaine (if appropriate)
- Cannula - choose the appropriate size as below
- Bung
- Flush - 10mL 0.9% NaCl in a syringe
- 10-20mL Syringe (if you also want to take blood)
- Dressing - sterile transparent occlusive dressing, strips to fasten the IVC
- Backup Plan - e.g gauze squares and tape
- Sharps disposal bin close by
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