Question

What is the intraosseous (IO) route of administration?

Accepted Answer

This is medication delivered into the bone, reaching the bloodstream via the bone marrow. This is very painful, and so this route is used most often in patients who are unconscious as a result of cardiac arrest or extreme shock, as well as children who have fewer available IV sites.

Front	What is the intraosseous (IO) route of administration?
Back	This is medication delivered into the bone, reaching the bloodstream via the bone marrow. This is very painful, and so this route is used most often in patients who are unconscious as a result of cardiac arrest or extreme shock, as well as children who have fewer available IV sites.

Route Intraosseous Io Administration Medication Delivered Bone Reaching