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Topical anaesthetic applied at triage reduced treatment time in children presenting to the emergency department with minor lacerations

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.7.1.9

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    Priestley S, Kelly AM, Chow L, et al. Application of topical local anesthetic at triage reduces treatment time for children with lacerations: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med 2003;42:34–40.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q In children with simple lacerations, does application of topical local anaesthesia at triage reduce total treatment time in the emergency department (ED)?

    METHODS

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    randomised controlled trial.

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    concealed.

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded (patients and physicians deciding on the method of wound repair and need for sedation or anaesthesia).

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    to discharge.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    an urban paediatric ED in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    183 children who were 1–10 years of age (mean age 4 y, 61% boys)* and had simple lacerations that might require wound repair under local anaesthesia. Exclusion criteria: wounds involving the digits, ears, penis, nose, or …

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    Footnotes

    • ↵* Based on 161 children included in analysis.

    • For correspondence: Professor A M Kelly, Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Hospital, Footscray, Victoria, 3011, Australia. Anne-Maree.Kellywh.org.au

    • Source of funding: Emergency Medicine Foundation (Australia).