LA equipment

Question 1

What do we require in order to give a topical anaesthetic?

Answer 1

Topical anaesthesia of choice

Sterile cotton rolls

Question 2

Give some examples of topical anaesthetic

Answer 2

1. Benzocaine Gel

2. Xylonor Gel

Question 3

Go through the steps of applying topical anaesthetic

Answer 3

1. Extrude half an inch of gel
2. Place it on the cotton roll
3. Accurately apply to patients mucosa close to site of injection

Question 4

How many types of local anaesthetic syringes are there and what are they?

Answer 4

3 types:

1. The conventional type
2. The safety plus system
3. The convention aspirating syringe

Question 5

Which of the 3types of local anaesthetic syringes the most common?

Answer 5

The safety plus system

Question 6

What are the problems associated with the conventional syringe?

Answer 6

It doesn’t aspirating

Question 7

Name some of the common LA solutions

Answer 7

1. Xylocaine with 1:80,000 adrenaline
2. Citanest 4%
3. Citanest 3% with octapressin
4. Mcpivacaine

Question 8

Name the most commonly used LA

Answer 8

Xylocaine with 1:80,000 adrenaline

Question 9

What are the 2 different types of bung ends?

Answer 9

1. One is flat ended

2. One has a dimple

Question 10

Which bung end should be used for the conventional aspirating syringe?

Answer 10

The one with the dimple

Question 11

Which bung end should be used for the safety plus system syringe?

Answer 11

Either dimple of flate ended can be used

Question 12

Which technique is the extra small needle used for?

Answer 12

For the intra ligamentary injection techniques

Question 13

Which technique is the small needle used for?

Answer 13

Used for:

1. Infiltration procedures
2. Mental block injections

Question 14

Which technique is the long needle used for?

Answer 14

Inferior dental block injections

Question 15

What are the 3 parts of the safety plus system?

Answer 15

1. The syringe in its sterile pack
2. The plunger and handle system
3. LA of choice

Question 16

What 3 things should you always check before inserting the LA tube into the syringe?

Answer 16

1. The LA you are using
2. The vasoconstrictor
3. The expiry date

Question 17

What are the 3 parts of the conventional aspirating syringe?

Answer 17

1. The needle
2. Appropriate cartridge
3. Plunger and extension (the syringe bit)

Question 18

What are the 3 parts of the non-aspirating syringe?

Answer 18

1. The needle
2. Appropriate cartridge
3. Plunger and extension (the syringe bit)

Question 19

Where does the needle sheath go after use?

Answer 19

Into the sharps bin

Question 20

What goes onto the sharps bin?

Answer 20

The needle sheath

the needle including the cartridge

Question 21

Where do the handle and plunger part of the syringe go?

Answer 21

They can go to be sterilised and re used