PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - S Bush TI - Is cocaine needed in topical anaesthesia? AID - 10.1136/emj.19.5.418 DP - 2002 Sep 01 TA - Emergency Medicine Journal PG - 418--422 VI - 19 IP - 5 4099 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/5/418.short 4100 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/5/418.full SO - Emerg Med J2002 Sep 01; 19 AB - Are non-cocaine containing topical anaesthetics as effective as cocaine containing topical anaesthetics in the management of lacerations? This review examines the current medical literature for effective agents that do not contain cocaine.