Practicals · General Medicine · Procedural Skills
Arterial puncture / arterial line insertion for ABG
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PI (NMC)
- Also called
- radial artery puncture, arterial cannulation
Videos and resources
- VideoHow to take an arterial blood gas (ABG) - OSCE guide | UKMLA | CPSA | PLAB 23:20
- VideoABG sampling- How & when to do it !!8:48
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Arterial puncture for ABG (PI)” ( NMC curriculum, page 5)
“Arterial catheter insertion / blood gas sampling” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 13)