Emergency intraosseous infusion in severely burned children.
Severely burned patients require rapid administration of large volumes of isotonic fluids. Obtaining adequate intravenous (IV) access in children with greater than 70% total body surface area burns may be difficult, time-consuming, and sometimes impossible. This report describes the use of intraosseous infusion technique as a life-saving means of establishing IV access in two severely burned children.
Goldstein
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Doody
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Briggs
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D001842:Bone and Bones; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*