11. Most commonly, femoral and radial artery puncture is performed to obtain arterial blood sampling for gas analysis. 12. I asked the nurse who was caring for Turner to infuse calcium directly into his radial artery . 13. The radial artery runs along the lateral aspect of the volar forearm deep to the superficial fascia. 14. Between its two heads, the radial artery passes from the back of the hand into the palm. 15. Vascular access complications are less common and less serious when the procedure is performed via the radial artery . 16. The point of maximum pulsation of the radial artery can usually be palpated just proximal to the wrist. 17. This approach passes the Flexor pollicis longus and Palmaris longus and leaves the Median nerve and Radial artery protected. 18. People choosing this method die because of the massive blood loss from the radial artery or the ulnar artery. 19. A hand that remains white indicates either absence or occlusion of the ulnar artery, and radial artery puncture is contraindicated. 20. This requires an arterial blood gas determination, which involves taking a blood sample from an artery, usually the radial artery .
