Procedural Skills
Clinical Scenario
A 34-year-old motorcyclist is brought to the emergency department following a road traffic
collision at 60 mph. He is haemodynamically unstable with a GCS of 14, blood pressure 88/50 mmHg,
heart rate 128 bpm, respiratory rate 26/min, and oxygen saturations of 94% on 15L O2
via a non-rebreather mask. The trauma team is assembling.
Please insert a peripheral IV cannula in this patient and explain your actions to the
examiner as you proceed.
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