DIGITAL NERVE BLOCK

Course overview

THE DIGITAL NERVE BLOCK IS A SIMPLE PROCEDURE THAT CAN BE PERFORMED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ANESTHESIA FOR A MULTITUDE OF INJURIES AND PROCEDURES, SUCH AS FRACTURES, DISLOCATIONS, LACERATION REPAIR, FINGERNAIL REMOVAL, OR DRAINAGE OF INFECTIONS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED NERVE BLOCKS PERFORMED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DUE TO ITS WIDE VARIETY OF USES AND EFFICACY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE TECHNIQUE OF A DIGITAL NERVE BLOCK, ITS INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS.