RT Book, Section A1 Reichman, Eric F. SR Print(0) ID 57704688 T1 Chapter 47. General Principles of Intravenous Access T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-161352-1 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57704688 RD 2024/04/19 AB The practice of Emergency Medicine frequently requires access to a patient's venous circulation. Venous access allows sampling of blood as well as administration of medications, nutritional support, and blood products. Devices such as cardiac pacing wires and pulmonary artery catheters can be introduced into the patient's central venous circulatory system.