Shi Dou 食竇 (SP 17)
TRANSLATION: | Food's Cavity |
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TYPE: | |
LOCATION: | In the fifth intercostal space, 6 Cun lateral to the CV channel. |
NEEDLE INSERTION: | 20° insertion along intercostal space, * Perpendicular insertion can puncture lung in thin people |
NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |