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Uploaded by on Nov 13, 2008

3 people being drilled by an IO device

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  • I'm sorry, but what is that for? Are they just testing blood? Man I was just looking up information on how to solve a computer problem (I/O Device Error)

  • It is to obtain vascular access on patients that you are unable to get an IV on. You can give blood, drugs, fluid through it. It is a needle that goes into the bone and accesses central circulation via the marrow space. It takes about 10 seconds to place where as an IV takes about 10 minutes. It is an excellent device for acutely ill people.

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  • twogirlss08, if IV access is taking you 10 minutes you're doing it wrong. EZ-IO is terrific, you can get IO access in 10 seconds, but I can get IV access in most trauma patients in under a minute.

  • this is fucking painfulll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

  • I've seen this with my own eyes when my girfriend who is a diabetic type 1 fell into diabetic coma because of severe hypoglycemia. Paramedics cannot find reliable vein in like 10 attempts so they did this, gave her glucose and it worked incredibly fast.

  • IO = intraosseous for those asking

  • The animation of the dye injection was awesome. It shows how good the vascular access is.

  • we just got the io drill at my station

  • can i inject antibiotics for infected bone (osteomyelitis?)

  • @windsurfmerrill No worries mate, looking forward to getting I-O soon, so amny druggies etc out this way that 2 x IV attemts and then run would be far easier with I-O to fall back on rather than IM Narcan etc

  • @carperjake I did see that it was the tuberosity, so I pulled my comment, apparently it posted anyway! Sorry

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