Pre‐hospital intraosseous use in children: Indications and success rate

Objective Intraosseous (IO) needle insertion is an effective method to obtain circulatory access in unwell children. Methods We conducted a 12‐month retrospective record review of children aged less than 18 years who had a recorded IO attempt by Ambulance Victoria paramedics. Results Sixty‐five chil...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Emergency medicine Australasia 2022-02, Vol.34 (1), p.120-121
Main Authors: Ting, Amy, Smith, Karen, Wilson, Catherine L, Babl, Franz E, Hopper, Sandy M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
emergency medicine
intraosseous
paediatric
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objective Intraosseous (IO) needle insertion is an effective method to obtain circulatory access in unwell children. Methods We conducted a 12‐month retrospective record review of children aged less than 18 years who had a recorded IO attempt by Ambulance Victoria paramedics. Results Sixty‐five children underwent IO attempt during pre‐hospital care, 60 had IO outcome recorded and were included. 58/60 (96.7%) children had IO successfully placed, 35 were aged
ISSN:1742-6731
1742-6723
DOI:10.1111/1742-6723.13886