Device
Features
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Standard IO Needle
- Manual device - limited to paediatric use due to force required
- Adjustable guards help control depth of needle insertion
- Sharp lancet point facilitates entry to bone and have a luer lock to connect to standard syringe and infusion sets
Bone Injection Gun (BIG)
- Spring loaded device - uses a “position and press” mechanism to facilitate insertion
- Colour coded blue for adults and red for children
- Typically used at the proximal tibia
- Endorsed by the Resus Council UK
EZ-IO
- Drill-based system consisting of separate drill and needles
- Needles colour coded and available in 3 sizes for different patient sizes
- Has a uniquely designed needle tip that drills a hole in the bone the same size as the needle to minimise risk of dislodgement
- Endorsed by the Resus Council UK
- Most commonly used device in clinical practice and research in the UK