Punctures

The Anatomy of Arterial Punctures

Unlike veins, which are blood vessels that carry oxygen to the heart, arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart to the body’s organs and tissues. A single main artery, known as the aorta, pumps blood from the heart into smaller artery branches. Different arteries work in various areas of the body. Each serves [...]

The Why and How of Brachial Artery Punctures on Babies

The brachial artery runs under the skin from the shoulder to just below the elbow. This is the artery that nurses use a stethoscope and a sphygmomanometer (a Velcro nylon cuff wrapped above the elbow) on to determine blood pressure in a patient. Injury, or infection to the brachial artery is a cause of [...]

What is the Cost Fixing Punctures?

The cost fixing punctures varies according to type. For a simple puncture in a bike or automobile tire a tire plug kit may be all that is required to permanently fix it. The price for a tire plug kit falls around ten dollars, or less. A worth while investment considering the price for a new [...]

Fixing Tire Nail Punctures is as Easy as 1-2-3

No one wants to step outside and discover a tire on their care or truck has gone flat. Nor does anyone hope to find a nail, or screw embedded deep within the tire tread. Unfortunately, nail punctures are common with motor vehicles and bicycles.
Fortunately, fixing tire nail punctures takes a little bit of time [...]

Sole Protection: Caring for Foot Punctures

Summer is a time of roaming barefoot through the grass and sandy beaches. Unfortunately, summer is also the time when doctors see an increase in cases for foot punctures. Broken glass shards, shells, tacks, nails, screws, thorns and prickers, sharp edge plastic, pencil tips, sewing needles and even the metal hooks used for hanging Christmas [...]

Causes for Horse Deaths Punctures

Humans have been taking care of domesticated horses for centuries. They are workers, players and performers. Healthy horses can live up to thirty years or so with proper care. Horse owners must watch the horse’s diet, grooming, vaccinations, and take care of them when a sickness or problem occurs.
Horse deaths punctures are among the [...]

Kleppinger Coagulation Punctures in Tubal Sterilization

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of surgery where a small incision is made in the abdomen or pelvic areas rather than a large cut. The incision is usually less than half an inch. In some laparoscopic tubal sterilization surgeries in women, otherwise known as getting the woman’s “tubes tied”, a tool known as Kleppinger forceps, [...]

Examine the Pain in Your Head Through Lumbar Punctures

Surgeons and Neurologists use information obtained from a patient’s cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to examine and rule out disease or infection in the brain and spinal cord. Such tests are called lumbar punctures, also referred to as a spinal tap.
Lumbar punctures require the doctor to insert a needle into the patient’s lower (lumbar) back and [...]

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