Local Anesthesia

  • Goggles
  • Sterile gloves
  • Local anesthetic agent being used
  • 5-ml syringe
  • Needles: 18 gauge for drawing anesthetic agent from vial (if needed) and 25 or 27 gauge for infiltration into the skin
  • Sterile saline or other approved skin cleanser
  • Sterile gauze
  • Sterile drape

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