Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 299-304 , July 2009

The Use of Topical Anesthesia During Intravenous Catheter Insertion in Adults: A Comparison of Pain Scores Using LMX-4 Versus Placebo

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 This project was supported by the Chapman Family Scholarship Fund for Nursing Research Program & Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Tanabe was supported in part by a grant Northwestern Memorial Hospital Excellence in Academic Medicine Grant.

PII: S0099-1767(08)00418-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.08.005

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 299-304 , July 2009

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