Intraosseous Infusion

Introduction

Vascular access in seriously ill and injured infants and young children can be the most time-consuming part of resuscitation. Failure to establish an IV line rapidly can lead to unacceptable delay in administering potentially lifesaving fluids and medications.¹ In up to 25 percent of cases of cardiopulmonary arrest, the time to establish vascular access may be longer than 10 minutes, and in 6 percent of cases, establishing vascular access may not be possible.²