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Location

On the midline at the nape of the neck, in the depression l cun above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, immediately below the base of the external occipital protuberance.

Indication

Method

Insert 0.5-1 cun inferiorly towards the mandible. The patient should sit and keep the neck relaxed and the head a bit forward.

Caution

Insertions going superiorly carry the danger of going through the foramen magnum and puncturing the medulla oblongata.


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