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Wed Mar 21 19:58:35 GMT 2007

Boy, this list has some dinosaurs on it, doesn't it? There's none so blind
as those who can not see. If you haven't found any indication I have a
suggestion - start with looking for some references.

The technique has been in use for over 70 years and was resuscitated by war
surgeons for quick access to the vascular system. It is a very useful weapon
in the armamentarium for doctor, nurse and paramedic alike. As you are
clearly too lazy to find any information for yourself and can't imagine
anyone putting anything other than fluid through a vascular access start
with these:

http://www.nda.ox.ac.uk/wfsa/html/u12/u1210_01.htm
http://emj.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/1/29
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ui
ds=10228670&dopt=Citation

Blueflightmedic.

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
On Behalf Of KMATTOX at aol.com
Sent: 20 March 2007 22:26
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: Re: IO's?...good for?

I have looked and looked.   I can find NO logical, ethical,  clinical, or 
traumatic indication for IO infusions of ANYTHING in ANY Patient at
ANYTIME.     

Unless one is attempting a cruel form of child abuse, or adult  abuse.   

Especially today when it is acknowledged that both for children, teen
agers, 
adults, etc.,  permissive hypotension and restrictive (to no) fluid  
resuscitation is better than the old way, IO completely looses its market
and  appeal. 

I guess if you own stock in one of the companies that sell these
instruments 
of the devil, you might use them to try to increase your market  return.   

k

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