The Use of the Femoral Vein for Venoclysis

e.g. plasma, whole blood, saline, etc., but the veins are all collapsed, and repeated attempts to get a needle into a vein now fail. We have found at such time the following method very useful. It has never failed uptil now. In no less than 20 cases we administered, the fluids by this method. The technique is very simple. Palpate the femoral artery of the patient just at Poupart's ligament. About J to J inch medial to the artery runs the femoral vein. Press lightly above the inquinal ligament ij1 order that the femoral vein may become distended. Take a transfusion needle and insert it at a point | inch below Poupart's ligament and ? inch medial to the femoral artery gently pointing upwards, outwards and backwards. One must remember that the vein is situated at this point fairly deep (about 1 inch) and