I'VE HAD SOME TROUBLE LATELY WITH SOME HARD IV STICKS. I DON'T GET A LOT OF PRACTICE BECAUSE MOST OF MY PATIENTS ARE FROM THE ER AND ALREADY HAVE AN IV. A FRIEND OF MINE AT ANOTHER HOSPITAL CLAIMS HE CAN ACCESS AN IV ON ANYBODY ON THE ANTERIOR PORTION OF THE WRIST. HE SAYS HE DOESN'T EVEN USE A TOURNIQUET BECAUSE THE VEINS ARE SO SMALL, HE JUST SLIPS A 22G RIGHT IN. I HAVEN'T TRIED IT, BUT I MIGHT IF I GET DESPERATE.