The effectiveness of ice as a topical anesthetic for the insertion of intravenous catheters

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-257

  Richman, Peter B ^a   Singer, Adam J ^b   Flanagan, Monica ^b   Thode Jr , Henry C ^b  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic; Ice; Intravenous catheter; Pain.

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0032939758     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90119-5     Document Type: Article

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