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Why don't nurse make use of emla (lidocaine and prilocaine) cream for iv insertion during labor?
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Elma cream: Emla (lidocaine and prilocaine) cream takes some time to work. The i've will be in much quicker using a small amount of injectable anesthetic for this.
Answered 6/25/2014
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