critical care medicine
How To Do Radial Artery Cannulation
Positioning for Radial Artery Cannulation
Position the patient comfortably reclined or supine. Rest the patient's forearm supinated and with the wrist extended on the bed or a bedside table; support may be useful under the wrist. Stand or sit at the side of the bed so that your nondominant hand is proximal on the arm with the artery to be cannulated; this allows the natural movement of your dominant hand to insert the catheter in a proximal direction. 