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Intraosseous line In cases of emergency an intravenous line is necessary to administer live‐saving infusions and drugs. In hemorrhagic shock, hypothermia or circulatory arrest it can be difficult to get access to systemic circulation. An alternative is an intraosseous line by inserting a needle into the medullary cavitiy in the epiphysis of a long bone. With a system working with a cordless screw‐driver the canula can be administered save and in a few seconds. Via the osteons drugs and infusions reach the circulation. Pharmacokinetics are comparable to an intravenous line. Anatomical basics of the technique are 300, first practical work nearly 100 years old. New technologies facilitate the easily application of intraosseous lines in medicine.