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  Discussion on Yohimbine
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illinois

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008 - 9:46 pm:

What happens if yohimbine is mistakenly administered to the artery rather than the vein? Is there any way to know for sure that you are going in the vein? Is the pressure from the artery enough to "shoot out" the syringe if it goes there?

Please advise. Thanks.
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DrO

Posted on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 - 8:24 am:

Hello Polo,
I have never seen a report of yohimbine given in the artery so really don't know. Also I am not quite certain what you mean by "shoot out the syringe". In general articular sticks are going to look very much like venous sticks. One difference might be the amount of "flash" of blood seen at the hub but that would depend on many variables between different injections. Another difference might the color of the blood in the flash or drawn back into the syringe when checking for patients. But I find the color of venous blood quite variable so this too might be hard to judge. With respect to "jugular sticks" the bottom line is the vein is superficial to the artery and you point your syringe accordingly. Mistakes might be more common in the obese or very small.
DrO
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