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intraosseous infusion

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intraosseous infusion,
the injection of blood, medications, or fluids into bone marrow rather than into a vein. The technique may be performed in emergency treatment of a child when IV infusion is not feasible.

intraosseous infusion
Emergency medicine A format for rapid infusion of fluids in Pts in shock and trauma, using a 15-18 gauge sternal or iliac BM—aspiration needle for intraosseous infusion in emergencies as an alternative to IV access Complications Placement failure, local cellulitis, abscesses, osteomyelitis. See Cutdown.


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1 System for Adult Intraosseous Infusion for Germany, Spain, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Barbados.
1 intraosseous infusion system had failed to develop, maintain and implement proper written medical device reporting procedures that included a standardized review process for determining when an event met reporting criteria.
Philip Faris, chief executive officer of Vidacare Corporation, the developer and manufacturer of the EZ-IO(R), a major innovation in intraosseous infusion technology, said that "The recommendations made by ILCOR, the American Heart Association, and the European Resuscitation Council all reasonably lead to the conclusion that IO has a vital role in emergency care.
 
 
 
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