Those anatomical drawings of blood circulation in the leg make it look so easy. Blue veins and red arteries. But the femoral vein and femoral artery are like twins where they run close together and parallel down from the waist. And when you next find yourself flat on the floor, waking up from a fainting spell with an EMT leaning over you pulling down your pants and looking for the right place to stick his needle into your groin, and he has a puzzled look on his face, remember the nursery rhyme that just might save your life, or at least a lot of blood if he mistakenly hits the artery instead of the vein. Venous Towards the Penis.
