A modification of Bier's intravenous analgesia. Use of the pneumatic splint.
Prior to the administration of a "Bier's block", painless exsanguination of the limb, even in the presence of a displaced Colles' fracture, can be achieved with the use of an orthopaedic pneumatic splint.
D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011318:Prilocaine; D014111:Tourniquets
D011318:Prilocaine