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Editorial
. 2017 Feb;72(2):150-155.
doi: 10.1111/anae.13664. Epub 2016 Oct 7.

"Mock before you block": an in-built action-check to prevent wrong-side anaesthetic nerve blocks

J J Pandit  1 , J Matthews  2 , M Pandit  3
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"Mock before you block": an in-built action-check to prevent wrong-side anaesthetic nerve blocks

J J Pandit et al. Anaesthesia. 2017 Feb.
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Keywords: checklists; human factors; psychology; regional anaesthesia; safety; wrong-site block.

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