Triage application of topical anesthetic for IV placement in the ED Comparing a prediction model to nurse judgment

Application of topical local anesthetic at triage reduces treatment time for children with lacerations: a randomized controlled trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine 42(1): 34-40, 2003

Putting the nurse back into triage Cherine Woolwich looks at the current trends in nurse triage and finds she has been asking similar questions to the ones posed by Edwards ( 1999 ) in 'What's wrong with triage?' which appeared in last month's issue of Emergency Nurse. Emergency Nurse 7(5): 5-5, 1999

A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of anesthesia obtained by application of a novel topical anesthetic putty with the infiltration of lidocaine for the treatment of lacerations in the emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine 63(6): 704-710, 2014

The effect of topical application of the local anesthetic (lidocaine) on the emergence from general anesthesia: the rat experimental model. Masui. Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology 55(2): 184-187, 2006

Triage nurse prediction of hospital admission. Journal of Emergency Nursing: Jen 38(3): 306-310, 2012

Placement of mini-implants with topical anesthetic. Journal of Clinical Orthodontics 40(10): 602-4; Quiz 599, 2006

Emergency triage: comparing a novel computer triage program with standard triage. Academic Emergency Medicine 12(6): 502-507, 2005

Evaluating the efficacy of EMLA topical anesthetic in sealant placement with rubber dam. Pediatric Dentistry 26(6): 497-500, 2005

Evaluating the efficacy of EMLA topical anesthetic in sealant placement with rubber dam. Pediatric Dentistry 26(6): 497-500, 2004

Brief focal ultrasound with topical anesthetic decreases the pain of intravenous placement in children. Pediatric Emergency Care 22(5): 339-345, 2006

Comparing triage decisions for the same patients with a five-level and a three-level triage scale: a quick exercise for nurses orienting to triage. Journal of Emergency Nursing: Jen 29(2): 191-192, 2003

Effectiveness of blinding when comparing nitrous oxide with topical anesthetic cream. Anesthesia and Analgesia 95(1): 251; Author Reply 251-251; Author Reply 251, 2002

Application of topical analgesia in triage: a potential for harm. Journal of Emergency Medicine 35(1): 39-41, 2008

Triage nurse application of the Ottawa knee rule. Academic Emergency Medicine 8(2): 112-116, 2001

Traditional nurse triage: an outdated model?. Journal of Emergency Nursing: Jen 38(5): 418-419, 2013