Cocaine is used: as a topical anesthetic in anesthesia for example in an awake nasal intubation because it provides both analgesia and vasoconstriction and decreased bleeding in a very vascular area
Answered 5/19/2014
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Nasal surgery: Ear, nose & throat surgeons (otolaryngologists) often use Cocaine to numb the nose before surgery. Examples: surgery for deviated septum or turbinate resection. Cocaine is used as a local anesthetic to numb the area and to constrict blood vessels in order to reduce bleeding.
Answered 6/24/2014
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