Intraosseous needle insertion (IO)

1.8.5.  Intraosseous (IO) Access

Please refer to Intraosseous needle insertion for neonates in the Better Safer Care Victoria Neonatal e-Handbook. Ensure you have read this guideline before watching the two videos below.

Videos: The following videos demonstrate insertion of an IO by two techniques.

1. EZ-IO
2. Cook Medical

This video demonstrates insertion of an IO using an Arrow EZ-IO gun.

This video demonstrates insertion of an IO using a Cook Needle.

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