Not so fast. This weeks EMS show focuses on the study suggesting that IO access in cardiac arrest may not be as good as those plain ole boring IV’s.
I had the full show cast on this one and both Dave and Josh provided interesting opinions on this study.
Take a listen below and check out the study and article about it from EMS1 via the links below.
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I am not a fan of IO’s in general, my preference is the peripheral access whether it is A/C or EJ. I feel that IO access is an acceptable last resort only. IO is slow and not always placed properly. I don’t feel that you can get the proper volume of fluid or drug needed in a timely manor. I was not trained with IO’s as a Medic back in 2000, it was peripheral or go home. I was trained in NYC and practiced in NYC as well as Suffolk County Long Island, I now have moved and live in York County South Carolina and still have that same mentality.