anaesthesia
CHAPTER 1 Local anaesthesia The administration of local anaesthetics is indicated whenever their use will ease pain from trauma, or decrease the discomfort of a painful procedure. Local anaesthesia is…
ANESTHESIA
anaesthesia
CHAPTER 3 Topical anaesthesia Topical anaesthesia is an extremely useful adjunct to clinical practice in the ED and is underutilised, often because it is forgotten. It is used for local…
regional anaesthesia (IVRA)
CHAPTER 5 Intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) Bier block of upper limb Intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) is a simple and effective regional anaesthesia technique for painful procedures on the forearm, wrist…
anaesthetic toxidromes and complications
CHAPTER 2 Local anaesthetic toxidromes and complications Local complications Local complications are usually a result of the injection technique. Immediate complications include pain, bruising, haematoma formation, local skin reactions (dermatitis)…
