5. Local Anesthesia

After infiltrating local anesthetic subcutaneously along each of the borders of the planned anesthetic field .

... may help to reduce the pain associated with local infiltration anesthesia?Using large volumes of anestheticUsing a small gauge needleCooling the anesthetic solutionInjecting anesthetic agent rapidlyIntradermal injection

After infiltrating local anesthetic subcutaneously along each of the borders of the planned anesthetic field ...infiltrate the contents of the field with local anestheticaspirate the syringe, watching the chamber for flashback of bloodproceed with the definitive surgical procedureinfiltrate the borders of the field with local anesthetic intradermallytest the area of skin for sensation

post-operative instructions relating to local anaesthesia. Provide a script of how and what you would discuss with the patient/guardian concerning each dot point.

Which of these statement(s) is/are correct regarding field block anesthesia?I. Local anesthetic is infiltrated subcutaneously whilst withdrawing the needleII. Local anesthetic should be infiltrated directly into a wound edgeIII. The area of skin containing the planned anesthetic field should be disinfectedIV. The anesthetic field can be massaged with gauze after infiltration