Nerve Block Gallery - Pediatric Fascia Iliaca Nerve Block
Caption
A teenage female patient arrived to the ED via EMS after she was truck by a car, sustaining multiple serious injuries, including a midshaft femur fracture which was significantly displaced. She required multiple rounds of IV analgesics, so a fascia iliaca block was performed to augment pain control. Shown here, the needle is seen entering from the lateral aspect through the iliacus muscle, injecting anesthetic just deep to the fascia iliaca. The femoral artery and vein are seen medial to this at the left of the image. The patient had improvement in pain level, and was able to be admitted to the ICU for further care. Dr. Kate Simeon, PGY1, and Dr. Nik Matsler, PGY4 Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine