title: Regional nerve blocks. Part 8--Using a nerve stimulator to locate peripheral nerves.
abstract: This is a relatively specialised technique aimed more at enhancing the skills of doctors regularly performing local anaesthetic blocks. It is a useful device for confirming the location of major nerves and plexuses proximally, but not necessary for most peripheral nerve blocks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Townsville General Hospital, Queensland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017933:Peripheral Nervous System