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To: TruthHound; LucyT

The protocol in question is for an intraosseous IV.

15 posted on 11/16/2009 1:53:49 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." --Charles Krauthammer)

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To: 60Gunner

Meant to ping you to post #15.

19 posted on 11/16/2009 2:25:50 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." --Charles Krauthammer)

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To: Slings and Arrows; CholeraJoe

Thanks, Slings and Arrows. Heh. Hafta’ ping Cholera Joe to this one, ... as well as to the article.

21 posted on 11/16/2009 2:35:19 PM PST by LucyT

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To: Slings and Arrows; LucyT

In fairness, that protocol was written by physicians for the use of Emergency Medical Technicians. I strongly suspect the statement about intraosseous infusion being contraindicated in the presence of a prosthetic limb, was added after a real life experience.

I could, but won’t, share multiple similar anecdotes about medical errors by physicians, EMTs and nurses.

26 posted on 11/16/2009 3:39:33 PM PST by CholeraJoe ("Everything's a lie, and that's a fact.")

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