Trick of the Trade: Gel-free ultrasound-guided peripheral IV technique

No ultrasound gel? No problem. Use alcohol wipes and sterile saline flushes to perform your ultrsound-guided peripheral IV placement by Dr. Ivanov, MS3 Olshansky, and Dr. Rizzo

[kicapification]

go through your manufacturer's manual first prior to doing this as some manufacturers recommend against using >= 70% alcohol on its probe especially on the lens cover

[ambersampley]

Could you just put a thin bead of ultrasound gel on the transducer?

[jlewis]

Looking for a way to draw a blood culture with an US guided iv and this looks way easier