The femoral vein accompanies the femoral artery, and if the femoral vein is damaged, it will form a venous fistula, which would be troublesome.
The teacher's words hit right on the mark, enough to make the students shiver a bit.
Doctor Yang took the syringe handed by the nurse and prepared the local subcutaneous anesthetic.
For patients who are conscious, anesthesia needs to be administered near the puncture site, otherwise, they will feel pain. At this time, the groin area on the opposite thigh is also prepared with shaving and disinfection, in case the puncture here fails and needs to switch to the opposite side.
When injecting anesthesia, it's necessary to target around the puncture point of the femoral artery. Other than injecting on both sides of the femoral artery, it's best to inject below the femoral artery, so the artery can be elevated for easier puncture. The problem is that the femoral artery pulsation point cannot be felt now.
