EMLA Flashcards
1
Q
What’s EMLA?
A
Eutactic Mixture of LA
2.5% Ligno + 2.5% Prilo (both 25mg/g each)
2
Q
When is EMLA used?
A
To provide anesthesia of INTACT skin or mucosa… Like before Venipuncture…
Applied to the area at least 2 hr before the procedure….
3
Q
EMLA C/I?
A
Children below 6 months…
Why??
A metabolite of Prilocaine produces METHEHOGLOBINEMIA
