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A member asked:
Please advise me. what do doctors inject a patient with for a local anaesthesia?
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Usually lidocaine: Lidocaine is commonly used because it is relatively safe, inexpensive, and most doctors have experience with it . It can be used in for suturing lacerations, dental procedures, and could be used topically (applied to the skin). The major shortcoming is that the effect doesn't last for a long time. There are other local anesthetics, including bupivacaine qnd tetracaine. Cocaine used to be used!
Answered 12/28/2014
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