title: Regional nerve blocks.
abstract: Regional nerve blocks are a valuable skill for general practitioners and surgeons who perform surgical procedures under local anaesthetic. Once mastered, these injections provide rapid anaesthesia with minimal pain, little distortion of the tissues and improved aesthetic results. This paper describes techniques applicable to lesions of the face, upper and lower limbs, and to achieve anaesthesia after a fractured rib.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Monash University.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quail
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*