A users guide for reducing the pain of local anaesthetic administration

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 188-189

  Quaba, Omar ^a   Huntley, J S ^b   Bahia, H ^c   McKeown, D W ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROETHANE; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE; TETRACAINE;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PLAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WARMING;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; PAIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 14944340180     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.012070     Document Type: Article

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