International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 99-107 , April 2009

The use of topical anaesthesia during repair of minor lacerations in Departments of Emergency Medicine: A literature review

  • Carol Little, RGN Adult (Emergency Medicine Sister)

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    • Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Antrim Area Hospital, 45 Bush Road, Antrim BT41 2RL, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 7716449738; fax: +44 2894424160.
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  • Oonagh J. Kelly, Bsc. Hons. Adult Nursing (Emergency Medicine Staff Nurse)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Antrim Area Hospital, 45 Bush Road, Antrim BT41 2RL, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 7742257957; fax: +44 2894424160.
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  • Mark G. Jenkins, MbChB, FRCS, FCEM (Emergency Medicine Consultant)

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    • Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Antrim Area Hospital, 45 Bush Road, Antrim BT41 2RL, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 2894424259; fax: +44 2894424160.
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  • Diarmaid Murphy, MPharm, PhD MPSNI (Research Fellow)

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 2890972333; fax: +44 2890247794.
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  • Paul McCarron, BSc, PhD, MRPSNI, PGCHET (Chair in Pharmaceutics)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry BT52 ISA, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 8700400700; fax: +44 2894424160.

Received 11 August 2008 ,Revised 1 October 2008 ,Accepted 7 October 2008.

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International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 99-107 , April 2009

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