Lidocaine-induced altered mental status and seizure after hematoma block

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-253

  Dorf, Erik ^b   Kuntz, Andrew F ^a   Kelsey, Julie ^b   Holstege, Christopher P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

hematoma block; lidocaine; seizure; toxicity

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLES FRACTURE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE; WRIST INJURY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; MEDICATION ERRORS; SEIZURES;

EID: 33748565294     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.12.021     Document Type: Article

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