Equipment needed for TLC
Open the standard kit and inspect the content. You have to know what each part of the kit is used for
Take a look at the guide wire
Lidocaine is used for local anesthesia
Fill the wells of the kit with normal saline and flush the TLC
Check the needles and syringes
Inspect the patient, check the anatomical landmarks
Disinfect the skin and apply the local anesthesia
Start the "real thing" - look for the vein with the big needle (strategy one), or with the smaller guide needle first (strategy two)
Thread in the guide wire
Pass the dilator over the guide wire
Pass the TLC over the guide wire
Flush the TLC to make sure that all 3 ports are patent
Suture the TLC in place
