EMLA cream is effective in relieving pain of:-: (A) Venipuncture, (B) Aerial cannulation, (C) Lumbar puncture, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. Any procedure causing pain involving 2-4 mm skin depth can be effectively relieved by EMLA cream. EMLA can provide adequate dermal analgesia for procedures like: Split thickness skin-graft harvesting Venipuncture Laser removal of po wine stains Lithotripsy Circumcision