A pre-hospital team is managing an 80 kg adult in cardiac arrest. They have established IO access in the proximal humerus. According to RCUK 2025, is ...

Question

A pre-hospital team is managing an 80 kg adult in cardiac arrest. They have established IO access in the proximal humerus. According to RCUK 2025, is there any difference in drug dosing between IV and IO routes?

Accepted Answer

No - drug doses are the same for IV and IO routes; all ALS drugs can be given via the IO route

Answer

IO access should only be used for fluid resuscitation, not drug administration

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Only adrenaline can be given IO; amiodarone requires IV access

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IO doses should be doubled compared to IV doses

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IO doses should be halved compared to IV doses

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): IO Drug Dosing

A pre-hospital team is managing an 80 kg adult in cardiac arrest. They have established IO access in the proximal humerus. According to RCUK 2025, is there any difference in drug dosing between IV and IO routes?