Browsing by Author "Philbeck, Thomas"

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Intraosseous and venous blood lactate levels correlate; PT/INR do not

Montez, Diana F.; Puga, Tatiana; Miller, Larry; Garcia, Mireya; Davlantes, Chris; Saussy, Juliette; Philbeck, Thomas (2015-02-04)

Purpose: Intraosseous (IO) vascular access is useful for fluid and medication delivery and blood sampling when intravenous access is difficult or impossible. Serum lactate is a potentially useful biomarker when managing ...
Rapid intraosseous vascular access while wearing personal protective equipment

Borron, Stephen W.; Montez, Diana F.; Haas, Patti; Philbeck, Thomas; Arias, Juan C. (2011-10-17)

Purpose: The ability to obtain rapid vascular access for fluid or medication administration is standard of care when working in emergency conditions. Hazardous material incidents require more sophisticated levels of personal ...