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EMLA or amethocaine (tetracaine) for topical analgesia in children
  1. Russell Boyd,
  2. Michelle Jacobs
  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
  1. Correspondence to: Kevin Mackway-Jones, Consultant (kevin.mackway-jones{at}man.ac.uk)

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.18.3.209

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    Clinical scenario

    A 5 year old child is to undergo venepuncture for a diagnostic blood test. You wonder if the application of Ametop (4% amethocaine gel) or EMLA …

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