I had to get an arterial blood gas draw done earlier this year. Despite having an ultrasound which would make it easy to find the right spot in my wrist, the resident decided to “learn” on me by digging her large needle into my wrist and fishing around. After she failed her 5th or 6th attempt and my dilaudid couldn’t help me forget what was happening, the tech decided to “show” her how to do it and repeated the same experiment while tears rolled down my face. Finally the ICU NP brought in the ultrasound and got it done in one shot. Long story to say — we have lots of technology, but using it appropriately is the key!