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FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK: A SIMPLE AND SAFE METHOD OF INSTANT ANALGESIA FOR FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
GROSSBARD GARRY D.,
LOVE BRUCE R. T.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1979.tb05884.x
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral nerve block , femoral shaft , surgery , femoral nerve , nerve block , anesthesia , femur
A simple safe technique of providing rapid, effective analgesia in children with femoral shaft fractures is described. It is particularly useful in patients who have associated head or abdominal injuries in the presence of which opiates should be withheld. The technique is recommended to all practitioners involved in the early care of femoral shaft fractures.