A digital nerve block is a straightforward procedure providing immediate anesthesia for diverse digit-related injuries and procedures, including fractures, dislocations, laceration repairs, nail and foreign body removals, mass excisions, and infection treatments. It is widely performed in primary care and emergency departments and stands out for its efficacy and versatility. Offering advantages over local anesthetic injections, a digital nerve block ensures rapid anesthesia with minimal neurovascular trauma, usually requiring a single injection and a lower anesthetic volume. This is crucial due to limited digit space tolerance. Its superiority over systemic medications lies in localized action, minimizing systemic side effects, while injection sites are typically less painful than local infiltrations. Various techniques exist for a digit nerve block, making it a common and effective procedure in clinical settings.This activity reviews the technique of a digital nerve block, its indications, contraindications, and potential complications. This course explores the digital nerve block, a valuable procedure for prompt and targeted anesthesia in various digit-related injuries and interventions. Commonly performed in primary care and emergency settings, it offers advantages over traditional injections, ensuring rapid anesthesia with minimal trauma. The interprofessional team’s involvement is highlighted, demonstrating collaborative competence in optimizing patient outcomes during digital nerve block procedures.
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- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/25719
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
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- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Ambulatory/Outpatient, Foot and Ankle, Forensic Pathology, General Orthopaedics, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neuropathology (incl. Neuromuscular), Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Trauma, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Regional Anesthesia/Acute Pain, Surgery of the Hand