ABSTRACT
Use 2% plain lignocaine (lidocaine) without adrenaline (epinephrine) to ring block wounds around the nail, fingertip, distal finger and toes (see p. 490).
(iii) The maximum safe dose of lignocaine (lidocaine) is 3 mg/kg. As a 1% solution contains 10 mg/mL, the maximum safe amount allowed in a 67 kg patient is 200 mg contained in: (a) 20 mL of a 1% solution or (b) 10 mL of a 2% solution (both contain 200 mg lignocaine
(lidocaine)).
