pamedic983
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I had an uneventful call with a chief complaint of hypertension this afternoon. Nothing out of the ordinary really: I boarded the BLS truck, went en route to the local hospital, did my assessment, put her on the monitor, started a line, drew labs, etc. etc. and then we were there. What I found odd was the color of the blood in the tubes. It was rather bright and not that dark red I usually see. I put the line in the lateral half of her left forearm approximately 2 inches distally from her elbow because I felt what I thought was a nice vein right there. I got a nice flash and the cath advanced without trouble. After drawing labs I attached a saline lock and it flushed without difficulty. All of my procedures were carried out with no problems. I was just curious if it were possible to have an artery that close to the surface of the skin in that location of her arm. I thought I would have seen/felt a pulse if I had been in an artery.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Any thoughts or suggestions?