• Emerg Nurse · Sep 2011

    Use of digital nerve blocks to provide anaesthetic relief.

    • Anthony Summers.
    • Emergency Department, Redlands Hospital, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia.
    • Emerg Nurse. 2011 Sep 1; 19 (5): 25-8; quiz 29.

    AbstractThis article discusses the various techniques that nurses can use to perform digital nerve blocks, which are some of the most common procedures undertaken by emergency practitioners treating patients with finger injuries. In covering the advantages and disadvantages of each technique, it focuses primarily on the digits of the hand, but the techniques can also be performed on toes.

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