- Cleanse site using a cleaning agent 1
- Push the needle set tip through the skin until the tip rests against the bone 1
- Squeeze the trigger, applying gentle steady pressure until you feel a decrease in resistance or the hub is almost flush with the skin 1
- Continue to hold the hub while twisting the stylet off the hub with counter-clockwise rotations 1 The needle should feel firmly seated in the bone (first confirmation of placement).
- Place the stylet in a sharps container
- Aspirate for blood/bone marrow 1
- Place the dressing over the hub
- Attach a primed extension Set to the hub and firmly secure by twisting clockwise
- Flush the catheter with 5-10ml normal saline 1
