Local anaesthetic toxicity: are we prepared for the consequences in the Emergency Department?
Those using local anaesthetic should also be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of toxicity should this occur and act accordingly. The lack of knowledge amongst the more junior staff, as demonstrated by this project, highlights failings in teaching the basics of safe practices in the ED.
These results indicate that ETS augments the expression and secretion of IL-13 in allergic asthma and that nasopharyngeal aspiration is a suitable method to assess cytokine measurements in airways in children. Measurements of IL-13 in secretions might be taken into account as a noninvasive marker of airway inflammation and to assess the detrimental effects of ETS.