EZ IO Placement Guide by Dr. Jess Mason 🩺

How and where to place an EZ IO (intraosseous line) for vascular access. Presented by Jess Mason, MD.

To clarify what labs are and are not reliable, here is a list:
Reliable labs:
Type and screen, H/H, pH, Na, bicarb, BUN, Cr, Mg, phos, albumin

Mixed results, likely NOT reliable labs:
WBCs, Plts, K, lactate, PCO2, ionized Ca, alk phos, ALT

References:
Roberts JR, Hedges JR. Clinical procedures in emergency medicine. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2009 Oct 6.

Philbeck TE, Miller LJ, Montez D, Puga T. Pain management with the use of IO. JEMS. 2010;35(9):58-69.

Paxton JH. Intraosseous vascular access: a review. Trauma. 2012 Jul 1;14(3):195-232.

Brickman KR, Krupp K, Rega P, Alexander J, Guinness M. Typing and screening of blood from intraosseous access. Annals of emergency medicine. 1992 Apr 30;21(4):414-7.

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