Performing IO on conscious patients

If your patient is that crook he needs an IO then get drilling (or screwing, if you still use the Cooks IO needle, or shooting if you use the bone injection gun)

Oh my what dirty business this stuff is :P

No need to wait until he is at the hospital for a central line
 
No need to wait until he is at the hospital for a central line
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Hell, until IO came into fashion for adults, subclavians were not uncommonly part of protocols. In some places they still are.
 
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Although pain is a concern a better judgment is the presentation of the patient and the necessity of the fluid, medication. I am sure most would be quick to place the IO once the patient arrested but it better to place it and avoid the arrest if possible.
 
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