Stomach 14, Ku Fang
庫房 (库房), kù fáng, "Storeroom"

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	Meridian: Stomach		Reference Source:		Point Location: CAM In the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. Deadman On the chest, in the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline (Huagai REN-20), on the mamillary line. How To Find It 1. First locate the costal cartilage of the second rib which is level with the sternal angle then locate the first intecostal space above it. 2. Note that in males the nipple lies in the fourth intercostal space. 3. Note that the intercostal spac
	Innervation: The branch of the anterior thoracic nerve.		Vasculature: The thoracoacromial artery and vein and the branches of the lateral thoracic artery and vein.
	Cautions: Deep or perpendicular insertion carries a substantial risk of puncturing the lung.		Technique: CAM Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Deadman Transverse-oblique insertion laterally or medially along the intercostal space 05.to 0.8 cun or transverse insertion superiorly or inferiorly along the channel.