This video produced by students at Oxford University Medical School in conjunction with the faculty demonstrates the principles and techniques underlying intravenous infusion of fluids and the safe transfusion of blood. It is part of a series of videos covering clinical skills and is linked to Oxford Medical Education (www.oxfordmedicaleducation.com)

This video was produced in collaboration with Oxford Medical Illustration a department of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. For more information, please visit www.oxfordmi.nhs.uk