Intraosseous Cannulation
Lead: Dr Jon McCormack,
Consultant retrieval/anaesthesia at Edinburgh Sick Kids
Status: Available online
through the
NHS Shared Learning website
Review date: Last reviewed May
2010. Next review due May 2011.
This multi-professional resource has been written to support a 2-3 hour teaching session on IO needles and is for use by clinicians with a responsibility for teaching this skill.
The resource covers a brief history of IO cannulation followed by some theoretical knowledge. It discusses the best places to cannulate and covers both manual and semi-automatic systems.
We have also developed a template for a workshop on both Manual and Semi-Automatic techniques. The facilitators handbook can be downloaded from the Related Information box.
Contact Us
Educational Resource Developer:
Dr Andrea Baker
Email andrea.baker@nes.scot.nhs.uk
