title: How safe is Biers Block in the accident and emergency department?
abstract: We report on the use of Biers Block in an accident and emergency department carried out during the period 1987 to 1994. A total of 915 procedures were carried out, of which 815 (98%) involved emergency procedures. The age of patients ranged between 17 and 92 years. Acceptability by the patients was uniformly good. We feel it is a useful method of producing analgesia in the limb that does require training but no extensive experience or anaesthetists' expertise.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Bedford Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Thamizhavell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shankar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005121:Extremities / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care