One Squeeze for Intraosseous Access

​What happens in Vegas … saves lives. You thought we were going to say "stays in Vegas," right? But this is one new invention that should travel far and wide. Taking in all the wonder that is the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, we found many new products that piqued our interest, but we kept coming back to the PerSys New Intraosseous (NIO). Fluid replacement and stabilization during a code means everything. The time it takes to achieve patient resuscitation takes not only skills but also the appropriate tools.​Overwhelming evidence shows how useful intraosseous (IO) devices are to intravenous access. EPs should use IO insertion when peripheral or central lines cannot be obtained. The NIO is a single-motion instrument used to obtain IO access on the fly. This device has made headway in the battlefield and among EMS providers.The NIO is used to obtain access on adult and pediatric patients and has three needle sizes. A study by the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) College of Osteopathic Medicine found a 98 percent success rate for first attempts at insertion in the proximal tibia and 91 percent in the humeral head. Additional studies by NYIT performed found zero occurrences of microfractures and an average procedure time of 18.3 seconds. The NIO is FDA-approved, Health Canada-certified, and has received a CE Marking.The thing we liked best about the NIO was that it was light and easy to use. Many of our ICU nurses carry the E...
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