Dotzilla wrote:
first, secure a 1000ml bag of 0.9% normal saline with 20mEq of of potassium (lovingly referred to as a banana bag). second, secure a 20 gauge safety catheter and one package of Alaris intravenous tubing. optional materials include a tegaderm and/or tape to secure the tubing to your arm. use some isopropyl alcohol to clean your arm. the spot we are going for is called the antecubital vein which is a large palpable vein which can be found in the anterior portion of your elbow joint (could be called your elbow pit). next, secure a rubber tourniquet or leather belt to wrap around your bicep. after finding your vein, creating a tourniquet, and cleaning the area, we are going to insert the catheter tip (bevel up) at a 35 degree angle into your skin and into your vein. advance the catheter at a slow pace until a flash of dark red blood appears in the chamber at the back of the catheter. when the flash appears, lower the catheter to a 20 degree angle and advance it further about 1/8 of an inch. while holding the needle still, advance the plastic housing of the catheter further into the vein until the hub reaches the skin. while still securing the position of the catheter, release the tourniquet and move your thumb above the entrance point of the catheter and block the vessel with firm downward pressure. if you don't do this, when you remove the needle blood will start pouring out and you dont want that. connect the tubing to the bag, open it up full and your hangover will be gone in 10 minutes.
some tips: you may want to prime your tubing before you connect it. to do this, spike the bag and let a few mils of fluid run out of the tubing into the sink or something. this will stop too much air from getting into your bloodstream. also, make sure you keep the bag higher than your heart, or else blood will begin to backflow up the line, clot, and block the tubing. it's called gravity dumbass.
above all: HAVE FUN
inc series of Fubu'er dying to airbubbles in their veins
