title: Femoral nerve blocks should be performed in the modern emergency department in patients with fractured femurs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Musgrave Park Hospital, , Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: Liam Daniel
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McLoughlin
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
keywords: anaesthesia; anaesthesia - local; analgesia/pain control