general practitioner in the accident and emergency department can provide the necessary care for these patients. Where this has occurred the results have been promising. This response to public expectation in the accident and emergency department will not, however, improve the perception of what treatment the general practitioner based in the community can provide for non-urgent problems.
A randomized prospective study compared three types of needle for caudal analgesia in 623 children. Inadvertent vascular puncture (bloody tap) was more likely if a child weighed more than 15 kg. There were no significant differences in respect to success or complication rate between the needle types (21 g and 23 g standard bevelled intramuscular (i.m.) needles and 22 g short bevelled 'regional block' needle).
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