Is Intraosseous a Word?

(medicine) Within a bone.

What does the word intraosseous mean?

Medical Definition of intraosseous

: situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering a bone intraosseous vasculature intraosseous anesthesia.

Where do you place an IO?

The first step in the placement of an IO needle is site selection. The location options include the proximal tibia on the medial flat side at the level of the tibial tuberosity. In adults, this spot is about three cm distal to the inferior border of the patella. Another site is the distal tibia.