The use of topical anaesthesia at children's minor lacerations: An experimental study

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 74-84

  Adriansson, Camilla ^a   Suserud, Björn Ove ^a   Bergbom, Ingegerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Infiltration anaesthesia; Local anaesthesia; Minor lacerations; Pain experience; Topical anaesthesia; VAS scale; Xylocain solution

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LACERATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 1642393306     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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