Topical anaesthesia in children: Reducing the need for specialty referral

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-100

  O’Connor, Gabrielle ^a   Mullarkey, Caitriona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Local anaesthesia; Paediatrics; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; GATEKEEPING; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MEDICINE; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78651310110     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32832f4387     Document Type: Article

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