Lignocaine toxicity; a complication of local anaesthesia administered in the community

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-250

  Donald, Mike J ^a,b   Derbyshire, S ^a  

^a MANLY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXYGEN; PRILOCAINE;

ALERTNESS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 1542605305     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.008730     Document Type: Article

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