Background: Some children feel pain during wound closures using tissue adhesives. We
sought to determine whether a topically applied analgesic solution of lidocaine–epinephrine …

Background Traumatic wounds are one of the most common reasons for children to seek
care in emergency departments. 1 Traditionally these lacerations have been closed with …

Introduction Skin lacerations are common in children and their repair is a very unpleasant
experience for a child. While pain management has been recognized as a key element of …

This study is a randomized, blinded trial that compares the effectiveness of a new topical
anesthetic preparation of 2% mepivacaine and 1: 100,000 norepinephrine (Mepivanor); a …

Objective. To compare the effectiveness of four topical anesthetics that do not contain
cocaine with that of topical tetracaine-adrenaline-cocaine (TAC) and lidocaine infiltration …

Objective. To compare the effectiveness of three new topical anesthetics that do not contain
cocaine (prilocaine–phenylephrine, tetracaine–phenylephrine [tetraphen], and tetracaine …

Objective: To determine whether application of topical aqueous lidocaine to a laceration
attenuates the pain from the subsequent lidocaine injection in children. Design: Prospective …

Background: Laceration repair is a common procedure, and causes pain and distress in
children. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of hydrocodone …

Lacerations account for a significant number of emergency department and urgent care
clinic visits for pediatric patients. Children represent a unique challenge in repairing …

Local anesthetic infiltration is painful and frightening for children. We prospectively
compared a topical alternative, TAC solution (tetracaine 0.5%, adrenaline 1: 2,000, cocaine …