Evaluation of success rate and access time for an adult sternal intraosseous device deployed in the prehospital setting

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-129

  Byars, Donald V ^a   Tsuchitani, Sara N ^a   Erwin, Eleanor ^a   Anglemyer, Bradley ^a   Eastman, Jacob ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical service personnel; intraosseous infusion; prehospital care; resuscitation; sternum; vascular access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAOSSEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STATISTICS; STERNUM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAOSSEOUS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; TIME FACTORS; VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80054820317     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X11000057     Document Type: Article

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