• Emerg Nurse · Jul 2010

    Intraosseous approach to vascular access in adult resuscitation.

    • Rob Fenwick.
    • Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.
    • Emerg Nurse. 2010 Jul 1;18(4):22-5.

    AbstractEstablishing vascular access is vital to maximise resuscitation in critically ill children and adults (LaRocco and Wang 2003), and failure can result in delays in life-saving treatment (Nutbeam and Daniels 2010). The traditional intravenous access method can be difficult to achieve in patients with circulatory collapse (LaRocco and Wang 2003) and failure rates in emergency situations vary between 10 and 40 per cent (Lewis 1986). Other routes, such as endotracheal and intramuscular, do not provide controlled and reliable administration rates (Leidel et al 2009). This article focuses on the increased use of intraosseous (IO) access in adult resuscitation. The IO route is described and the indications and contraindications considered. Common insertion sites and devices of IO access are discussed.

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