Nursing Officer on Instagram: "■External jugular vein cannulation ■Indications ▪︎Need for vascular access where peripheral access is not possible and intraosseous access is unavailable ■Procedure ▪︎Place the patient in a supine, head-down position to fill the jugular vein. Turn the patient’s head to the opposite side (i.e., looking away from the proposed cannulation site). Clean the skin with alcohol. Align the cannula with the vein and the point of the needle aimed at the shoulder on the same s