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Case Reports
. 2023 Jan-Feb;42(1):61-63.
doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2022.09.008. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

Prehospital Ultrasound-Guided Pediatric Fascia Iliaca Block

Cliff Reid  1 , Brian Burns  2 , Stuart Gourlay  2
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Prehospital Ultrasound-Guided Pediatric Fascia Iliaca Block

Cliff Reid et al. Air Med J. 2023 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The fascia iliaca block (FIB) provides effective regional anesthesia for fractures of the femur. There is 1 previous case report of a prehospital FIB in a child using a landmark technique. We report the successful prehospital application of a FIB using ultrasound guidance in a 7-year-old girl.

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