Spray anaesthetic

Madgirl2 | 14:26 Wed 22nd Mar 2006 | Science

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Does anyone know the name of the spray anaesthetic used by doctors and nurses which is sprayed onto skin prior to say a cyst being cut open?

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The generic name is Lignocaine.

if it is skin it is more probably ethyl chloride

if it is mucous membrane - I think they use benzocaine

SteveD

Is it not just a nitrogen spray to freeze the area? I have just had a verruca "done" and that's what the doctor used.

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Thanks Ethyl Chloride was the name I was looking for!

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