Early Use Of Intraosseous Cannulation In Emergencies: Drilling Home The Message Sally Evans Critical Care Nurse Educator Bendigo Health
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Intraosseous cannulation “Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore” Florence Nightingale ( ) Photo from Flickr
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Does IO = IV?
American J Emerg Med (1) ‘Does intraosseous equal intravenous? A pharmacokinetic study’ D Von Hoff, J Kuhn, H Burris & L Miller
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010; 134 ‘A New Study of Intraosseous Blood for Laboratory Analysis’ L Miller, T Philbeck, D Montez, C Spadaccini
Emergency Medical Journal 2014 ‘Saving the critically injured trauma patient: a retrospective analysis of 1000 uses of intraosseous access’ Philippa Lewis & Chris Wright
Emergency Medical Journal 2014 ‘Rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia via the intraosseous route: a prospective observational study’ Authors: E B G Barnard, R J Moy, A D Kehoe, V S Bebarta, J E Smith
J Vasc Access (3) ‘Intraosseous vascular access is safe, effective and costs less than central venous catheters for patients in the hospital setting’ Authors: M Dolister, S Miller, S Borron, E Truemper, M Shah, M Lanford, T Philbeck
J Vasc Access (published online 8/07/2014) ‘Factors affecting the frequency of vascular access via intraosseous cannulation performed by paramedics in Johannesburg’ Authors: C Vincent-Lambert, A Carpenter
Emerg Med J 2012 (29)
Recommendations for practice Policies & procedure guidelines Competency based training programs Incorporate into ALS assessments Regular training sessions Use of simulation equipment and scenarios Strong leadership Discussions with pre-hospital colleagues
Case Study follow up IO was removed prior to ED discharge Documentation of discomfort at site Unable to discuss with the patient personally Lost to follow up
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