We'd taken a bunch of needles, IV bags, etc. from the last blood-draw workshop, and wasted no time in using them.
I set up one in Aza first. We had to use a latex glove as a tourniquet (the 1 thing we forgot to jack):

A minimal amount of bleeding, and the line was secure:

I cleaned up the extra blood and Aza was feeling less hungover in no time (go placebo effect!):

Next, it was my turn. Aza did it like a pro:

But for some reason, the IV wouldn't drip:

Hmm, must have gone all the way thru the vein:

Aza put it in 1 more time, and nectar of the Gods began flowing perfectly. I cleaned up the extra blood, and felt great knowing I finally learned something useful in my 1st 2 years of med school:

1 comment:
that was awesome, we finally learned something in med school! And the bags are still hanging in my room...
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