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# For Numbing | |
# Lidocaine, Lignocaine | |
Lidocaine is an anesthetic that can be injected around the edges of a | |
wound to make the area numb so it will not hurt. This is useful | |
before cleaning or stitching up a wound. | |
Lidocaine often comes in a 2% solution which is 20 mg of lidocaine | |
per ml. If you have a different percent (%) solution, adjust the | |
amount you use. | |
## How to use | |
Injection | |
Slowly inject into and under the skin around where you are going to | |
cut or sew, at points about 1 cm apart. Inject the lidocaine close | |
to the surface of the skin. Use about 1 ml of lidocaine for each 2 | |
cm of skin. Do not use more than 20 ml. | |
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