Today on the podcast, a quick one to promote SMACC GOLD Abstract submissions and ETM Course
Also quick tutorial on IO lines!
WARNING! DONT COPY THE DEMONSTRATION VIDEO AT HOME BY TRYING TO DRILL A NEEDLE INTO YOUR OWN BONE! THIS VIDEO WAS DONE BY QUALIFIED DOCTORS
SHOW NOTES:
- Confirmation of intraosseous cannula placement based on pressure measured at the cannula during squeezing the extremity in a piglet model
- Feasibility of point-of-care colour Doppler ultrasound confirmation of
intraosseous needle placement during resuscitation
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If you’re trying to determine if vascular access is still in place, why not use agitated saline as is done when testing for a PFO on echo?
Take a 10ml flush and a 10cc syringe. Waste 1cc of NS, and draw in 1cc of air. Attach both to a 3-way stopcock, and to the suspect line. Move the saline back and forth between the 2 syringes to get it agitated. Inject the agitated NS into the line. Look at the 4-chamber apical view of the heart. As the bubbles reach the heart you will a change in density between the RV and LV. Thoughts?
nice blog and very easy to understand your blog
http://www.ivcannula.com/three-way-stop-cock.html