PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Clarke, S
AU  - Radford, M
TI  - Topical anaesthesia for venepuncture.
AID  - 10.1136/adc.61.11.1132
DP  - 1986 Nov 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 1132--1134
VI  - 61
IP  - 11
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/61/11/1132.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/61/11/1132.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child1986 Nov 01; 61
AB  - A topical anaesthetic cream was tested in a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial of 15 children. The severity of pain experienced during venepuncture was assessed, using visual analogue and verbal rating scales. The topical anaesthetic cream was found to be significantly superior to placebo using each form of assessment.