Topical anaesthesia for children's lacerations: an acceptable approach?
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Topical anaesthesia for children's lacerations: an acceptable approach?
OBJECTIVE To compare the anaesthetic properties of conventional intradermal 1% plain lignocaine with a topical gel preparation of adrenaline (1:2000) and cocaine (4.7%) for use in treatment of children's lacerations. METHODS Children aged 3-16 years with lacerations (not of the digits or mucous membranes) were consecutively assigned to receive either adrenaline and cocaine (AC) or lignocaine....
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OBJECTIVES (1) To assess the acceptability of a gel solution of adrenaline (epinephrine) (1 in 2000) and cocaine (5%) for anaesthetising children's facial lacerations to the child, parent, and operator. (2) To assess the safety of the current protocol. SETTING The emergency unit of a large university hospital. METHODS All patients who were treated with topical adrenaline and cocaine (topAC)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.2.119