tˈɪpɪkli ɪn flˈʌʃɪŋ ɐn ˌɪntɹəvˈiːnəs kˈænjʊlə, ɐ fˈaɪv tˈɛn ˌɛmˈɛl sɪɹˈɪndʒ ʌv sˈeɪliːn ɪz ˈɛmptid ˌɪntʊ ðə mˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən pˈoːɹt ʌvðə kˈænjʊləz kənˈɛktɪŋ hˈʌb ˈæftɚɹ ɪnsˈɜːʃən ʌvðə kˈænjʊlə.
Typically in flushing an intravenous cannula, a 5 - 10ml syringe of saline is emptied into the medication port of the cannula's connecting hub after insertion of the cannula.