Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference (ACPIC 2022)

ACPIC 2022 delivered a wide range of clinical and research sessions from experts and leaders in paramedicine. Hosted in Brisbane (September 2022) the program was designed to inspire, educate and broaden horizons.

Conference theme: Embracing Strengths | Shaping Futures

Can non-physician providers use ultrasound to aid in establishing peripheral IV access in patients who are difficult to cannulate?

Peripheral venous cannulation is one of the most performed procedures in the acute healthcare setting. Difficulty is often encountered, especially in the out-of-hospital setting where the environment is dynamic. Increasingly, non-physicians are adopting POCUS as a procedural and diagnostic adjunct to improve patient outcomes and reduce burden on physicians. We used a scoping review methodology to evaluate the literature for non-physician, ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous access, to understand the utility of this procedure for paramedics in the out-of-hospital environment.

Burton, S., Donovan, J., Jones, S., & Meadley, B. (2022). Can Non-Physician Providers Use Ultrasound to Aid in Establishing Peripheral IV Access in Patients Who are Difficult to Cannulate? A Scoping Review. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 37(4), 535-546. doi:10.1017/S1049023X22000796

Biography: Sam Burton

Sam is an ICP based in Eastern Rural Victoria, having been a paramedic for close to a decade, with previous emergency nursing experience. Sam holds a Bachelor of Nursing and a Master of Specialist Paramedic Practice both awarded by Monash University. He is passionate about prehospital ultrasound with recent publications discussing ultrasound guided cannulation and lung ultrasound.

Moderator: Sandy MacQuarrie, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University