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A Lumbar Puncture Is Needed on a School-Age Child

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A lumbar puncture is needed on a school-age child.Which of the following medications is the most appropriate to apply to provide analgesia during this procedure?


A) Tetracaine-adrenaline-cocaine ( TAC ) 15 minutes before procedure
B) Transdermal fentanyl ( Duragesic ) patch immediately before procedure
C) Eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics ( EMLA ) 1 hour before procedure
D) EMLA 30 minutes before procedure

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