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IO (intraosseous access)

Administration of fluids or drugs through the bone instead of a vein.

The principle is simple.

Bones, unlike how they look, are hollow inside and directly connected to veins.

So if you inject fluid into the inside of a bone, the medicine flows through the bone into the veins.

Any drug used in a vein can usually also be used through IO, and unlike those paper-thin veins, bones are large, so it’s also a method with a very low failure rate.

But if you only hear that much, one natural question will come to mind.

— “If it’s easier to access than a vein and has no drug side effects, then can’t we just use the bone for everything?”

It sounds like a method with no drawbacks at all, so why are the people who’ve ever received this treatment so incredibly rare?

The reason is simple...