Abstract
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Make sure you are familiar with the techniques for vascular access before the trauma case arrives.
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Use the technique for vascular access in which you are most experienced.
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Do not hesitate to start simultaneous exposure of several different veins.
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Do not forget the cubital fossa as a possible site for vein exposure.
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(2007). Vascular Access in Trauma. In: Emergency Vascular Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68933-1_11
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