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LOCAL ANESTHETICS
•Often required for some minor office surgeries.
•Lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) is frequently used in doctor’s offices.
•Depending on the type, local anesthetics begins working in 5 to 15 minutes & last from 1 to 3 hours.
Asissting With Minor Surgery


* Some physicians prefer local anesthetics containing epinephrine.
EPINEPHRINE: vasoconstrictor that prolongs the local effect of anesthetic & decreases rate of systemic absorption at the local anesthetic.