Diagram of the artery vein and nerve in the groin needed?!
Question:
Diagram of the artery vein and nerve in the groin needed?
I have looked everywhere for a diagram of the nerve,artery and femoral vein in the groin and how to inject safely into the vein every where for my studys but carnt find one,if anyone knows a link i would be very greatful.
thankyou
Answers:
The vein is always medial to the artery in the groin. The nerve is lateral to the artery.
A simple way to remember this is to use the pneumonic NAVEL -
going from lateral to medial (outside to inside) it is
Nerve
Artery
VEin
Lymphatics
Just palpate the artery and keeping your finger on the femoral pulse, inject or draw blood just medially into/from the vein