A pre-hospital clinician is performing a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) for a patient with a femoral neck fracture. What is the key anatomical...

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A pre-hospital clinician is performing a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) for a patient with a femoral neck fracture. What is the key anatomical landmark for the injection site?

Accepted Answer

1 cm below the junction of the lateral third and medial two-thirds of a line between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic tubercle

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2 cm below and 2 cm lateral to the femoral artery pulse

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At the midpoint of the inguinal ligament

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Directly over the femoral artery pulse

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2 cm medial to the anterior superior iliac spine

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Fascia Iliaca Block

A pre-hospital clinician is performing a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) for a patient with a femoral neck fracture. What is the key anatomical landmark for the injection site?