10/20/2026
2025 AHA: attempt IV access first. IO is reasonable if IV fails or isn't feasible, and a 2025 meta-analysis found no outcome benefit for IO over IV. Does your protocol still go IO first? AHA highlights:https://cpr.heart.org/-/media/CPR-Files/2025-documents-for-cpr-heart-edits-posting/Resuscitation-Science/252500_Hghlghts_2025ECCGuidelines.pdf