ABSTRACT

Tell me the action of local anaesthetics. How much anaesthetic is in a 1 per cent solution? What are the different types of local anaesthetics? What are the uses and complications of the various local anaesthetics? How can local anaesthetics be administered? What is the maximum dose of lidocaine 2 per cent that you could give a 70 kg man? Why do local anaesthetics work less well in the presence of infection? How does adrenaline mixed with local anaesthetic act and when should it not be used? What is Marcain Heavy?