FiveTen-K IV Catheter Teflon

Gently scrub the catheter site, as you would during a surgical procedure, starting from the center of the site and circling out while scrubbing.
Once done, carefully open an appropriately-sized catheter while maintaining sterility. Inspect the catheter to make sure that there are no defects, abnormalities, or burrs on the catheter. If there is do not use, dispose of defective catheter properly.
Examine the vein above your sterile insertion site and decide where you want to place the catheter. While holding onto the hub of the catheter, insert the IV catheter directly into the vein at an approximately 10-30 degree angle; the bevel of the catheter should ideally be facing upwards.
The non-dominant hand should be used to restrain the distal limb simultaneously. Ideally, the vein should be catheterized as far away from the sterile field as possible to allow for multiple attempts of catheterization if needed. Once blood starts to fill the hub, the catheter should be slowly inserted parallel to the vein in small millimeter increments to seed the catheter directly into the vein. Once the catheter is thought to be seeded within the vein, the catheter should be inserted over the stylet (typically with the forefinger), without moving the location of the stylet. Once the catheter is in place, it should be secured in place with tape and wrapped as needed. A small piece of Tegaderm can be used to place over the insertion site – this will protect the site and allow for daily visualization as needed. Make sure not to tape the catheter in too tight, or swelling can occur. The flushed t-port can now be secured onto the catheter with an injection port as needed.