Evolution of the use of intraosseous vascular access in prehospital advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation: The IOVA-CPR study.

Introduction: Obtaining vascular access is crucial in critically ill patients. The EZ-IO® device is easy to use and has a high insertion success rate. Therefore, the use of intraosseous vascular access (IOVA) has gradually increased.

[Prevalence of advance directives and impact on the progress of cardiac arrest resuscitation in EHPAD].

Anticipated directives are of great value among patients living in residential care facilities for the elderly. Their prevalence in cases of cardiac arrest was studied. It was found that this issue is not systematically addressed.