Treatment explained
IV Drip: an illustrative infusion into a forearm vein
An illustrative film: the actual product, ingredients, dose and route may differ after consultation.
Film guide (1–9)
What the numbers show
- 1. Forearm · example site
- 2. Example catheter entry point
- 3. IV catheter
- 4. Epidermis
- 5. Dermis
- 6. Subcutaneous fat
- 7. Muscle layer
- 8. Fluid in the vein (schematic)
- 9. Catheter tip and fluid in the vein, enlarged
In the film
- A thin tube (catheter) is placed in a vein in the forearm.
- The catheter is inserted at a shallow angle to the skin.
- The catheter tip sits inside the vein.
- The fluid flows through the catheter into the vein.