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Intraosseous Access Instructions
1) Locate Landmarks
2) Clean Site
3) Insert Needle Set
4) Remove Stylet
 - Attach PRIMED EZ-Connect
Intraosseous Access ... - Consider IO ... Lidocaine 5) Flush IO ... under pressure #Management ... #Intraosseous #IOAccess
Sternal Intraosseous (IO) Access Placement
I recently posted about the EZ-IO drill and mentioned sternal placement options
Intraosseous (IO ... ) Access Placement ... posted about the EZ-IO ... NOT approved for pediatrics ... #Intraosseous #IOAccess
Emergency Access Flow Rates with Pressure

PERIPHERAL IV
 20G		140
 18G		210
 16G		390
 14G		480
 RIC		600
Intraosseous IO
 15G Tibia	30
 15G
Emergency Access ... Intraosseous IO ... Sheath 600 #Access ... FlowRates #Pressure #Management ... CentralLine #Peripheral #IO
Intraosseous (EZ-IO) Access in the Humeral Head of an adult

Rule of 45s:
- 45mm needle
- 45° angle
Intraosseous (EZ-IO ... ) Access in the ... conscious pt #Management ... #IOAccess #EZIO
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
- 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO ... 0.04 mg IV/IM/IO ... opioid-dependent patients Pediatric ... search for other causes ... Narcan #Toxicology #Management
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Retropharyngeal Abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
There are multiple sites in which IO access can be obtained

Proximal humerus – insert about 1
sites in which IO ... access can be obtained ... special device #IOAccess ... Lines #Locations #Management
EZ-IO® Device Proximal
Humerus Identification
and Insertion Technique

Insertion:
 • Prepare the site by using antiseptic solution per institutional
EZ-IO® Device Proximal ... against the bone #Management ... #IOAccess #EZIO
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... , Hydrogen Ion Excess ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... @EMCases #Pediatric ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management