Basic Anaesthetic Drugs - Local Anaesthetics

ABCs of Anaesthesia

In this episode, we are talking about Local Anaesthetics in Anaesthesia. The information and detail provided here are for residents and junior registrars starting in their first few months of Anaesthesia. There is a lot more detail to know for the Primary Exam, but this will give you a good starting point to perform at your best when starting out.
Resources that we refer to in this episode:
1) Management of Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity
- RCH: https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Local_anaesthetic_poisoning/
- AAGBI: https://anaesthetists.org/Home/Resources-publications/Guidelines/Management-of-severe-local-anaesthetic-toxicity
2) Bier's Block
- https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Bier_block/
3) Glass Spine Demonstration of Local Anaesthetic Baricity
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFAyTRvMBOE&ab_channel=RegionalAnesthesiaCurriculum
4) How to do an eye-block
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5C_wqWC6U&ab_channel=ABCsofAnaesthesia
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