Emergency intraosseous access in a helicopter emergency medical service: a retrospective study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Intraosseous access (IO) is a method for providing vascular access in out-of-hospital resuscitation of critically ill and injured patients when traditional intravenous access is difficult or impossible. Different intraosseous techniq...

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Main Authors: Heradstveit Bård E, Sunde Geir A, Vikenes Bjarne H, Heltne Jon K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sjtrem.com/content/18/1/52