Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured ...

(b) Blood flows from the body into the dialysis machine and back to the body. c. Types of shunts/devices. i. Scribner shunt: Two tubes, one fastened in the radial artery, the other in the cephalic vein, that are joined near the wrist by a Teflon connector. ii. Thomas shunt: Similar to Scribner shunt, but usually placed on the groin. iii. ................
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