Arterial blood gas demonstration

vegancarnivore89 Says:

Apr 19, 2009 - it is painful I had 10 of them taken over the last 3 days :(

Daisy72762 Says:

Apr 30, 2009 - it is more painful than an IV,because it goes deeper into the arm around the nerves!!!

lizalicef Says:

May 6, 2009 - In the UK ABG sampling is not currently a sterile procedure as there is not felt to be sufficient evidence of infections gleaned from the procedure to warrant performing it sterile. It is a 'clean' procedure, like venepuncture. I found the video pretty good as ABGs are difficult to do and I thought the potential problems were addressed nicely.

girlytubegirl Says:

May 6, 2009 - unsterilized..... i would even if they don't mandate it to be sterilized! educational tho, i have a few months until i have to do this in school.... thanks for the video

deathtothepast Says:

May 27, 2009 - it's painful as hell

TheCh0pper Says:

Jun 23, 2009 - I felt uneasy watching this video as it brought back some painful memories of when I was in hospital due to DKA, ketoacidosis.I had 10 of these blood gas samples done to me and they really do hurt a LOT!Normal blood samples are not a problem, but the blood gas one is enough to make a grown man cry.I dont recall any bleeding however..just lots of pain lol

zcheeseolly Says:

Jun 23, 2009 - 5:43 watch as the patient pulls his arm away from the doctor, seemingly in anger.

yodelania8 Says:

Jul 2, 2009 - OMG!! That is not the correct angle for a radial ABG should be 30 - 45 degree, also you don't torture your patients by searching the artery once the needle is inside. If you are a good RT you will do it by palpation or anatomically PRN, for me this is easier than venipuncture. PS: I can;t believe that this is an MD, no way!!

yodelania8 Says:

Jul 2, 2009 - LOL

MPHILLIPS89 Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - OH MY GOD!!! Are you kidding me?? Who is this guy?? Poor patient!!

saxophoneman23 Says:

Aug 25, 2009 - That looks quite uncomfortable:P

saxophoneman23 Says:

Aug 25, 2009 - He does quite a distinct movement :P

di55illu5ioned Says:

Sep 29, 2009 - I suffer with chronic/acute pancreatitis and thought I'd have a look to see why they do blood gases when I go into hospital. This guy pulls out when he misses at first and seems to have difficulty getting it second time round! As it is quite painful I'm surpised the student didnt "chin" him! Scared me, I cringe everytime I think agout it!

rfrnet Says:

Oct 13, 2009 - what's with the blue advertising field over the main course of action? idiots didn't think this one through.

StarChildElven Says:

Oct 14, 2009 - you cant really see whats going on due to the box at the bottom of the screen. Also, if you miss you are supposed to pull out all the way, not keep the needle in and move it around... unless he did pull out all the way, idk it was hard to see. other than that it was a helpful

pajto3 Says:

Oct 17, 2009 - I agree about the box.

yrangelion Says:

Oct 18, 2009 - i had one of these done yesterday coz i have pneumonia, the Dr missed the first time with me it's not the end of the world and it probs happens to the most eperienced Dr at some point too, hope your rotation isn't going that bad xx

MedicalEducator Says:

Oct 26, 2009 - Hi, sorry about that - we have moved the box!

MedicalEducator Says:

Oct 26, 2009 - Sorry - we have moved the box!

MedicalEducator Says:

Oct 26, 2009 - Box is now moved - cheers.

nadasj Says:

Oct 27, 2009 - I think you should prepare the skin by wiping it by iodine in circular motion then use alcohol swap .. you are invading an artery .. in this case the risk for infection is high .moreover in case of air bubbles inside the syringe this will effect on the result so you should use rubber stopper ..

nessajack Says:

Nov 5, 2009 - I have tried doing an ABG several times now and still can't get it! Don't know what I'm doing wrong :(

purple1449 Says:

Nov 16, 2009 - I had this done several years ago and can say it's the most painful thing ever.Dr fished about in my wrist for ages and eventually gave up. It took two nurses to hold my arms to stop me pulling them away (and I'm usually stoic - I am now needle phobic - hence looking this up to try and overcome my phobia).He didn't even try the artery in my groin. which makes me wonder if I needed the test in the first place.Note to Drs & Med students - if this test is not neccesery DON'T do it.

SilverDragon24 Says:

Jan 10, 2010 - @nessajack I'm a student in respiratory therapy.. and omg let me tell you I had a hard time getting it as well! My problem was that where I thought I felt the artery with my index finger wasn't actually where it really was.. the first time I got it I was sooo happy.. and now I know where to go when I feel the pulse

edwardiansnow Says:

Feb 10, 2010 - thanks, this is a great video