Putting in intraosseous needle

Summary of changes

  • Add instructions for alternative IO insertion locations
  • Specification for tibia insertion site according different device used
  • Addition of sites to avoid for IO

Primary references

  1. Maffei F (2019) Intraosseous Cannulation, Medscape, accessed 11 January 2022.

  2. Nickson C (2020) Intraosseous access, Critical Care Compendium, accessed 6 October 2022.

  3. The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (2020) Intraosseous access, Clinical Practice Guidelines, accessed 6 October 2022.

  4. Veldhoen ES, de Vooght KM, Slieker MG, Versluys AB and Turner NM (2014) 'Analysis of bloodgas, electrolytes and glucose from intraosseous samples using an i-STAT(®) point-of-care analyser', Resuscitation, 85(3):359-63, doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.12.002